Happy 8th Birthday Eamon!! We have been secretly purchasing all his little presents over the last couple of weeks which hasn't been easy, but he was pleased with it all: a sports watch, rashy & boardies, Back to the Future DVD trilogy, pencil case; and a Nike sports bag. The card was a noisy Star Wars one which was tricky to sign without him hearing us! Renee made a lovely colourful sign saying "Happy 8th Birthday with lots of wishes Eamon" which we stuck ...

We packed up slowly today and left around 9.30am for the 167km drive to Mataranka. We arrived around noon and it's really hot - around 35 degrees. So we've stayed inside most of the afternoon - Dad, Renee & Eamon went to the supermarket for supplies, while Mum caught up on some 'admin stuff'. Once it cooled down, we wandered the 500m down to the natural Bitter Springs for a swim. We hired a noodle from the caravan park, as there's a slight current that ta...