Woke up to a chilly morning and outside there was a mist covering the valley below us. We sat outside and had coffee and then began the breakfast marathon, which turned out to be a sprint this morning as the kids were all eager to go to the zoo! We caught the train to Circular Quay and the kids sat and stared out the window all the way there. They were beyond excited and at one point Matty yelled out "Look - it's the Sydney Half-a Bridge!" I don't think we wil...

What an amazing day we had today! We woke up fairly early to yet another sunny day in NSW and had coffee and breakfast before packing up the van. We were all finished by 930am but didn't want to hit the road to Sydney too early so took one last walk to the lighthouse instead. Within a few minutes of walking the cliff top path we spotted two whales (a mother and calf humpback we think) frolicking in the water. They swam along to the lighthouse as we walked t...

Woke to yet another beautiful in Kiama and had coffee watching the ocean. The kids were in no rush for breakfast so Nick and I had a lovely long uninterrupted chat, which is quite unusual!! Nick made everyone pancakes while I did the laundry and then he began schoolwork while I went in to town to stock up on supplies for Sydney. I went for a walk down the high street first and found a new pair of sunglasses within 5 minutes, as I smashed mine a couple of day...

Woke around 730am after a very good night's sleep! It's still really warm and we were able to sleep with the window open. Today is the first day of the whale migration season so we sat and had coffee scanning the ocean for any sign of them! After breakfast we headed to the camp kitchen and spent the morning doing schoolwork. We pushed the kids a bit today as I doubt we will get much done in Sydney next week as there will be too much to see and travellin...

Everyone seemed to sleep in a little bit this morning and by the time we got up the day was overcast and looking like it might rain. We had planned another day on the beach but instead decided to drive up the coast, as the next two days' forecast is much warmer. Nick and Katharine went off to Woollies to buy some food for a picnic and the other three played an imaginary game outside and entertained the neighbours. We left Kiama around 10am and took the Grand P...