We had more rain overnight but it had all cleared up by 630am so Tally and I went for a short walk and by the time we got back Anna and Jonny were awake and waiting for a game of Gubs - some things become such quick habits!! After another slow breakfast we drove back into the Blue Mountains and this time went to Leura, the prettiest town we've visited yet. The main street was lined with the most amazing blossom trees running down the centre of it and coach lo...

Annie woke up in the middle of the night for the toilet so at the same time I took Tally out and the floodlights were still shinning brightly around the car park! It was just starting to spit with rain so I brought in everything that could get wet and climbed back into bed just as the heavens opened. When I woke up again it was 630am and Tally was ready to play! Luckily the rain had stopped and it was quite warm outside. We played until 730 when Annie woke ...

Happy Birthday Tom Royston!! Xx We were all awake quite early so had breakfast, packed up and hit the road. It was an easy drive today, taking just under two hours to reach Richmond, a town at the base of the Blue Mountains. The dog still objected though and whined for a while before settling on the floor at Anna's feet. Once in Richmond, we found Wanderest, a car park owned by the Richmond Bowling Club that has been set-aside for caravaners. To stay here ...

It was another very warm morning making it much easier to get up early with Tally. The kids have got into the habit of getting up with me so that we can have hot chocolate and play Gubs before breakfast. Once we had all eaten we began a very slow pack up, filled up all our water containers and then hit the road. The dog complained for the first half an hour, climbed all over everyone's laps and finally settled on the seat between Katharine and Anna! We stop...

Another early start with the dog but at least it was much warmer this morning. Jonny, Matty and Anna weren't too far behind me and we all sat and had a hot chocolate while playing Gubs. Once Katharine and Nick were awake we had breakfast and then went for a walk, this time walking up to the top of the hill where we saw amazing views out across the dam. Back at the van we spent a couple of hours concentrating on school work but made sure we were finished by l...