(warning: this post is excessively long...oops!...better get the big mug of coffee and wait till the kids are in bed...)
Well, here we are, world wide web, in the beautiful Johanna Beach free campground (thank you for the recommendation, Mr and Mrs Brauer) in the middle of the Great Ocean Road [updated to Kennett River as battery charge and wireless range both ran out at Johanna Beach...] and as far as you know we are still stuck at our friend's farm near Robe! So some updating is in order...
...Our generous friends put us up inside their house (the last picture in our last South Oz post was still at Salt Creek) and as they had four kids close in age to ours the torrential rain which was the edge of the storms causing havoc elsewhere in Australia only had us glad that we were in a house...aah, real coffee...aah, real showers...aah, real room!... (if you deciphered that sentence then accolades to you...)
The kids staged three performances - including a magic show. One of the days we headed out to Kingston to check out the giant Lobster (go Australian high culture!) but mostly we stayed inside chatting, eating chocolate, and working out skype!...
With the weather clearing, we were keen to head on
(although rather loathe to leave our friends as we were having
an awesome time with them - thank you
Mr and Mrs Parker)... so off to Beachport...
...where we celebrated someone's thirty third birthday
with a play at the playground...
...and who can argue that our kids are the cutest ever?...
...and then worked Mum and Dad's leg muscles
with a ride on a bicycle built for six...
...following which Dad took care of the kids so Mum could have
an afternoon out in Robe...
an afternoon out in Robe...
...and while in Beachport we also found time for a walk to a lighthouse, a scenic drive, a swim or two, and some fishing for Daddy before heading on to Mount Gambier...
...where our wonderful friends and Trinity's godparents Mr and Mrs Horn were so kind to let us stay for eight days while visiting the dentist and doctor, completing errands, starting this blog, and generally having an extremely busy week...
... however, Mr Horn managed to exact revenge by
putting Nick to work (hard work!) landscaping, roofing, and concreting...
...but this was balanced out by a very social week,
where we caught up with many friends many times
(lovely to see you Nan and Pop Wiltshire,
Grandpa and Grandma Albrecht,
our great good friends Mr and Mrs Lambert
(thanks for the singstar memories);
our new homeschool friends from Langhorne Creek free camp,
and Nick's chaplain colleague and her husband)...
where we caught up with many friends many times
(lovely to see you Nan and Pop Wiltshire,
Grandpa and Grandma Albrecht,
our great good friends Mr and Mrs Lambert
(thanks for the singstar memories);
our new homeschool friends from Langhorne Creek free camp,
and Nick's chaplain colleague and her husband)...
...when someone turned eight...
...and the whole busy and social week culminated in a gloriously weathered Australia Day breakfast barbie...
(aaaah...{deep breath}...finally finished this post!...see you soon,
world wide web, for more adventures of the travelling Woodleys...)
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