Off we go to Merimbula

 Off we go to Merimbula. Packed the van and out by 9.30am this morning. Beautiful sunny morning for our 1 hour drive south.

We stopped of at Tathra beach for a walk in the sand, (how long since you've done a little thing like that?) Mia loved playing in the wet sandy edge to the ocean. She is proving to be quite the little adventurer.

Lily however isn't so brave and stood back away from the water which is typical when you know Lily.
back in the car and 10 minutes later arrived at sapphire valley Caravan park.

 Not the most exciting place but extremely peaceful. Alot of older people are staying here and with the bowling club across the road, it's no wonder. They all wonder up the path for dinner and pokies at the club. And i mean poker machines when i say "pokies" :). We set up in record time and i had to sweep lots of duck poo off the grass in front of our van. It's not smelly at all but it does stick to the shoes easily. Anyway all cleaned up and off for a drive around town. We soon found a bakery for nibbles and ice cream shop for more bubble gum ice cream. Mia's new found flavour. Getting the kids to try different things is a challenge but we are succeeding at it. 

Happy to be on our Great Aussie Adventure

Happy to be eating ice cream

Happy to be having a coffee

Happy to be eating anything!

The girls could buy any item they wanted in the $2 shop. Mia chose a puzzle book whilst Lily went for a strange purchase... A wallet. With that i gave the girls $2 each to save or spend. After 50meter walk further we found the Merimbula Lolly Shop... The girls could spend their money if they wanted and they wanted... Each one of them experienced the choosing of what they could afford and learned that some things are just too expensive to buy. Each made up a little bag of goodies and even paid the lady themselves. A practice we are been incorporating into their every day fun.

  back to the van park and they have a heated swimming pool so we all took a dip for an hour or so. The girls loved it. they zipped on their little neoprene life jackerts jackets and floated around giggling all the way. Could stop Mia wanting to swim around the pool. Lily was like a Koala clinging to its mum...

    We were in no mood for cooking so we went to the bowling club, like an old married couple, and had our dinner there. 

Dinner at Merimbula Bowling Club

Tomorrow we will attempt magic mountain, a fun theme park for the kids. slides and go karts etc... should be fun..