Thierings on Tour

Today was a miserable weather event with rain and not a patch of blue in the sky. So we dug out all the rain jackets and cheered that I hadn’t had a chance to send the gumboots back home yet… they all came in handy!

We were lucky to be able to eat breakfast in the camp kitchen and the kids were cheering as there were TVs there as well. The square-eyed zombies return, ha ha.

It would definitely have to be a day of indoor activities and we opted to head to the Dolphin Discovery Centre in the morning to try and beat the crowds. It was such a great interactive place with volunteer talks about the turtles and octopus as well as hands on experiences such as touching the Star fish. This one actually felt somewhat slimy, which I wasn’t expecting, I thought it would be a rough surface…

There were VR sets playing ocean themed films, games, toys, a colouring & scan zone where your drawing would come to life in the aquarium and a lot more. It was the perfect way to spend a few hours indoors!

Once we ventured outside the rain seemed to be clearing, so we headed to the water to see if we could spot any of the 200 local dolphins that frequent these shores, but they had other plans today.

So we headed for a walk and of course, stumbled across a playground. The big girls had a great time racing each other on the giant flying fox with a helping hand from mama while Scarly explored the water play and other parts of the park.

We decided to treat the girls to the movies as well (plus we were keen to see Bad Guys 2, I won’t lie!). It was a fun family movie with the obligatory popcorn to keep everyone happy.

Once we came out it was like we had walked out in a different town, the sun was shining and it was almost warm, so Chris and I decided that deserved a cheeky drink before heading back home…

Before we headed back we stopped at the best fruit & veg shop we have seen on this trip. It was like an amazing maze of fresh produce, amazing butcher products, deli, patisserie and everything in between. Needless to say our attempt to grab a few things ahead of the grand final turned into a full blown mega shop. Oops! 😅🤭

By the time we got back it was pretty late, so we scrambled together a few leftovers for dinner and had a chilled evening.

Kms travelled – 17