Thierings on Tour

There were a few dusty heads around today, unsurprisingly, but no time for sympathy as we had our van booked for a safety inspection so that we can renew our NSW registration while we are away. The Douglass family also had a huge day of driving ahead of them, so we said our goodbyes and headed our separate ways.

Whilst the van was in with the mechanic we went for a drive to check out a couple more spots in town. There was yet another playground, ha ha. The slide was super fun for the girls and they had a few turns at going down together, giggling and loving life. The flying fox is also a firm favourite always…

When we were playgrounded-out we walked down to the foreshore where there was a lovely garden and mini lighthouse. Scarly declared that she would like a lighthouse like this for Christmas, urmmm OK!

As we were eating yet more chicken wraps we got a call that the car was ready, but we quickly managed to sneak a walk along the jetty before grabbing the car and setting off to Lucky Bay. The girls faces as if first came into view was priceless, it was wide eyes and open mouths all around! You really can’t make these places up and on a warm and sunny day it would be even more impressive!

It was a lovely afternoon and we grabbed a nice spot two rows back from the beach. In true Aussie wildlife style there was a family of kangaroos grazing in the camp site opposite ours. Then the dad roo stayed and decided to chill out on the gravel watching the beautiful beach in the distance. Not quite the iconic photo of kangaroos ON the beach like I got last time we were here, but close enough! Ha ha

While Chris and I set up the van the girls made friends with lots of other girls from neighbouring campsites and it was a true case of girl power ruling the afternoon.
Once we were all set up we ventured down to the beach and had a walk along the shore. The water was cold, but it was just too tempting to have a dip and Jazzy splashed for a while in the shallows whereas Chris and I did a full dunk & dive (in turns, of course!). What a place Lucky Bay is.

We enjoyed some delicious steaks for dinner and it was nice to be in nature with a bit more space again. As fun as caravan parks are for the kids and the convenience of power & amenities, you really can’t beat a bit of nature camping!

Kms travelled – 71