Yes thats right.
This year I went into the water 3 times on progressively hotter days. The first dip was a bit on the chilly side but I had promised Little Sister I would go in with her during their time with us.
This year the water was clear of jelly fish and seaweed. The waves were a bit inconsistent but enough for us to enjoy ourselves. Erin loves it when I get in with her but I have an issue with the whole sand/sunscreen combination, which stems from my childhood, memories of thick sunscreen being applied with sandy hands is not pleasant, so I don't go in willingly. I did enjoy it though when I gave in and being able to have a warm shower soon after the beach experience is lovely.
I do have photographic proof but that is on her camera. I also have the sand rash as evidence...
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Showing posts with label Port fairy 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Port fairy 11. Show all posts
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Rocks...
The coast at Port Fairy is surrounded by rocks. The breakwater, the bluff and the beach are full of rocks, much to my rock loving sisters delight.
We spent ages scrambling over these rocks and nearly circum-navigated Griffith island, where the light house is. Erin and her cousins found lots to look at in the rock pools, discovering crabs and other sea creatures. Even the granite rocks themselves were interesting and the rock hopping wore us all out.
Little sister would have liked to have taken this one home.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The summit...
We reached the summit today...of Mount Eccles.
We hiked in the Mount Eccles National Park which has a volcanic crater filled with water.
Thanks Lochlan for taking the photo as we paused mid walk.
This included a bit of lava cave exploring. Lousie had visited the park last year and knew a torch was needed to explore the damp, pitch black cave. We all ventured in, Erin was quite hesitant as it was quite slippery with some low parts to scramble through. It was only on exiting that I realised my sunglasses had slipped off my hat during our spelunking. Lochlan went back in and found them although they are a bit squashed and lopsided now, the perfect excuse for a new pair.
We hiked in the Mount Eccles National Park which has a volcanic crater filled with water.
This included a bit of lava cave exploring. Lousie had visited the park last year and knew a torch was needed to explore the damp, pitch black cave. We all ventured in, Erin was quite hesitant as it was quite slippery with some low parts to scramble through. It was only on exiting that I realised my sunglasses had slipped off my hat during our spelunking. Lochlan went back in and found them although they are a bit squashed and lopsided now, the perfect excuse for a new pair.
Monday, January 3, 2011
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