Thierings on Tour

The mornings have been so cold recently, you can really feel the winter chills during the night and early mornings. Unfortunately it also means that all the kids have got the sniffles and started coughing 😢
Especially Scarly, the poor thing can barely breathe at night…

We had a leisurely morning at camp, enjoying not having to move and pack up. Whilst I did some work, Chris ran homework club for the older girls.
Another caravan park highlight was a free washing machine – oh it’s the little perks! Normally you pay $6/7 a load and they are all preset to cold quick washes, which doesn’t help much with red dirt. Here I was able to do a proper hot wash and the clean clothes actually looked clean. The simple pleasures in life, ha ha

After lunch we ventured out and hired canoes to explore the waterways. It was a magical looking grove and you could clearly see the flood damage of 2023 still. All those trees had been washed up, with water levels rising some 5-7m that year. Sadly this means that Lawn Hill National Park is still under repair and wouldn’t be open until after we left the area. There is an option to canoe from Adels Grove through 5 sets of rapids and for about 5 hours, but we definitely wouldn’t be doing that!

We set off in our canoes – Jazzy and papa in one and Scarly, Izzy and I in the other. It was very scenic all around and the water looked like it would have crocodiles, but apparently not. I think anywhere in this part of the world you are just constantly on edge about wildlife…

We paddled for about an hour before deciding that it was time to start making the return trip. Once back safely the big girls had a little splash in the water before heading back to camp.

The afternoon brought our friends back for a one night reunion. I took all the girls up to check out the farm animals while the other adults set up camp. There were cows, goats, a kangaroo and even an emu. All of them were very friendly and keen to be fed, so the girls got stuck in. The funniest was seeing a goat enjoy a cold beer!

The girls loved playing again and we enjoyed a nice dinner together with Oscar and Sophie. Chris our resident firebug made a fire and we enjoyed watching the stars, having a drink and a chinwag. 

Kms travelled – 0 by road, 2 by canoe