What a lovely campground this was – a bit more remote compared to the others we’re been to and it only had cold showers but in my view those aspects probably kept it a well hidden treasure!
The site itself was well treed withvplentycof wildlife – kangaroos, possums, all kinds of birds including crimson Rosella, king parrot, Lorikeets, lyre birds, and bower birds.
It was dusk when we arrived so we quickly set up out tent forgetting that we left the car door open. When I went to the car to get something, there were not one but four possums sitting in the car digging into our bread loaf and snacks. Mike and I managed to shoo two out, another was not budging from the front seat so Mike grabbed him from the scuff of his neck and tossed him out – luckily for Mike the possum hung like a limp noodle and didn’t kick up a fuss! We closed all the doors and thought that was the end of it until I spotted another possum in the back seat, and got it out. After that bit of craziness, we managed to settle in for the night.
The mornings we went to the beach and enjoyed a swim in relatively calm water. In the afternoon, we took the bogey boards to the beach as the waves picked up. It was Tomas’ first try with his bogey board (thanks Meme!) And he lived it!
We also spent a fair bit of time exploring maramorang national park. The coastal tidal zones were breathtaking – fish, starfish, snails, barnacles, mussels and the occasional crab.
The kids enjoyed played with a couple other kids camping next to us – collecting shells, bones, and bits from the beach, playing chase, hide and seek, tips, coloring, and making shell necklaces.
We went on a bit of an adventure with the neighbours – to a blueberry farm which was located at the end if a 12 km bumpy road – the kids got a kick out of the ride. We all enjoyed gorging ourselves on blueberries and picking some too.
Our last day we hiked a short distance to a pebble beach which was definitely a highlight as the boys found several interesting rocks and were able to skip stones. Ethan even found a dead crab which he was adamant about taking back to our campsite which we did of course. Thankfully it stayed at the campground.
Zombie defense shield – dad is clearly testing it out.
Dad teaching the boys how to start a fire.
