Camping At Last

 Well, we finally did it: our official First Family Camping Trip!

This has been in the pipeline for several years and definitely on the agenda since our trip to Bruny Island last year (hmmm, sounds as though the agenda is inside the pipeline...), but we had never got around to organising our equipment, even though it was clearly not going to be practical for five of us to sleep in the pre-children tent. Faced with the challenge of actually deciding what we needed and acquiring it, the camping project just languished on the to do list, until we were inspired by the prospect of camping with friends.

 

The equipment buying excursion was a great source of excitement in itself, with the snowflakes all contributing to the planning and purchasing decisions (although we had to veto a few ideas due to budgetary constraints). Then, a couple of days later, we were off to Cockle Creek with our renewed Parks Pass, the car crammed full of as much as we could possibly squeeze in, and three extremely thrilled snowflakes.

It proved to be a lazy few days: the furthest afield we got was to the whale sculpture at the other end of the bay, and much of the time was spent relaxing on the beach, while the evenings were perfect for wildlife spotting. All in all, the snowflakes had heaps of fun and also quite an educational experience, especially for #1 who now knows how to pitch the tents and how to set up, light and cook on the portable gas barbeque.