We had a good night's sleep as the park was surprisingly quiet but the sound of traffic woke us up early - still for $30 a night who cares, especially as we were quoted $115 at some parks!! Once we'd all had breakfast we walked to Lawnton rail station and caught a train into Brisbane. We had to change trains at Central to get to South Bank and all up the trip took about 45 minutes but the kids had a lot of fun. We grabbed a coffee and an ice cream at South B...

We were woken early due to rain but by the time we eventually got out of bed the sky had cleared and we were able to pack up without getting soaked. The drive to Brisbane only took a couple of hours and was fairly uneventful considering we were back in a major city. We were staying at the Lawnton Showground's, just north of the city and only $30 a night with power and water. We set up camp and the plan was to head into the city and explore but as we unpacked...

Happy Father's Day and Happy Birthday Grandma! The kids woke us up before 7 am wanting to give Nick the cards they had made. They also wanted Nick to make them pancakes for breakfast so while he had a busy Father's Day morning I sat back and relaxed with a coffee and a good book!! Once breakfast was finished and everyone was dressed, we phoned Grandma for her birthday and we all had a long chat. As the weather was forecast showers we decided to skip the bea...

We woke up this morning to another sunny day in Queensland but it wasn't quite warm enough to hit the beach so instead we decided to visit Australia Zoo in Beerwah. The kids made Thank You banners for Grace as she very kindly gave them their entry ticket for the zoo and we took photos with them at the entrance. The zoo was fantastic. Staff walked around with all sorts of different animals, birds and reptiles for the kids to pat or hold. Different types of l...

The kids woke up at 5 am wanting the toilet but we managed to go back to sleep until 7. At that point they started playing Lego and arguments soon erupted over particular pieces so the Lego was banned and they were all sent back to bed! Meanwhile Nick and I sat outside in the sunshine enjoy our first coffee of the day. We completed the breakfast marathon, packed up the car and drove to Noosa Heads to spend the day on Main Beach. We had planned an early star...