Camping in Scone

SV enjoys setting up camp because it gives her a chance to 'help'. This time she got to try out a hammock again. We had a lovely dinner before SV got ready for her shower. She did all sorts of things so she could delay going to bed. In the morning she was quite happy to get up and at it. Maybe the cherries or the show were a motivation to get going again.

Wine tasting

The Mudgee area is known for it's wine, and so we decided to try some of the wineries. We found them to be very nice, but the wines were a bit immature, although we only visited three places. We all had a lot of fun though because it was a low pressure and the places were all family friendly. SV even made friends with the kids of one of the owners.

Cherry picker

We happened on a cherry orchard where we could pick and eat as many cherries as we wanted. SV did the hard yards of both picking and carrying the cherries. At the end we paid a ridiculously low price for very good cherries. That's of course after we stuffed ourselves first. Delicious fun!

Waking up in camp

SV was quite excited to wake up in our campervan and start exploring all of the features. She also quite enjoyed playing with her new toys, and being silly with some old favourites. It's tiring work though.

Mudge festival

Our first overnight stop was in Mudge where we happened to arrive on a festival day. It was a relatively small affair but we still enjoyed walking around. Afterwards we looked for a place to eat, finally deciding on the brewery which had really good reviews. We were a little bit surprised at how good the food actually was. After dinner we were in a good mood as exemplified by SV who literally skipped back to the camp site.

On the road again

We are on the road again for a bit of a road trip. Auntie Andrea and Uncle Jonathan are coming along with us as well. SV is enjoying the caravan again, remembering last year's trip to NZ with Uncle Richie. This is a slightly different trip but no less fun. She was quite excited to go camping when we told her about the trip. SV is much more independent now and is generally happy to sit in the back with a few of her activities for a couple of hours before we need to pull over which makes it much easier.

Merry Christmas 2014!

All the best, we hope you have a great holiday season!

Jonathan and Andrea arrive

After picking SV up from school we all went to pick up Uncle Jonathan and Auntie Andrea from the airport.  On the way we got held up by some 'helpers' before running into the travellers. We all had a delicious dinner before heading home. It was really good to see them and catch up with some local gossip from the US.

Pember babysiting

SV's favourite babysitter came over to take care of her while KT and TV went to Cirque de Soleil. Pember gave SV an early present which she really liked. It was a book from the movie Frozen, but SV was added as an extra character.