Woken up by Anna this morning who has decided our bed is much nicer than hers! The sun was shining yet again (26 today!) so we had coffee in the sun and after breakfast went down to the beach for a game of cricket and a swim. We returned for a cappuccino by the pool while the kids had a swim and then after lunch we headed into Eden to explore a bit and buy the groceries we forgot on Thursday! We drove down to Aslings Beach, which was absolutely stunning - cl...

Anzac Day today. We started our day with a walk along the beach, walking to the mouth of the Nullica River. We sat there for a while as the sun was shining and the kids wanted to play in the sand and then we walked home for breakfast. Multiple crumpets later, Nick and I spent most of the day sitting around the pool watching the kids swim. I made some biscuits in the afternoon and then we walked the beach in the afternoon walking to the opposite end of Twofold...

I decided last night that I needed to make the most of my platypus spotting time in Bombala and so set the alarm for 6am as they are most active at dawn and dusk. This meant I had a terrible night's sleep worried I would sleep through the alarm and instead woke nearly every half hour! At 530am a heavy rainstorm came through and I nearly gave up on the whole idea but by 6am I was wide awake so got dressed and headed down to the river. I spent an hour and a half...

Both boys woke up ravenous and became unbearable until they were given breakfast. I thought about going back to bed as it was raining but the pull of coffee was too strong! After breakfast we decided to head into NSW for the day and explore some of the Sapphire Coast. We drove into Eden, a stunning little town that sits on Twofold Bay, and parked the car to explore on foot. We found a bakery for lunch and then took our food and ate in the park nearby. I po...