Both of us woke up a few times over night just to check all was well and apart from it being zero degrees and freezing it was a safe and quiet camp. Anna woke up at 4am, packed her bag and began to climb into our bed but I managed to convince her to stay where she was and within seconds she was fast asleep again. The next time anyone woke up it was nearly 8am and the sun was shining! We had a big breakfast of cereal and eggs on toast then hit the road again....

We had a very early start today, 5am, due to a wet bed - typical on a travel day! Nick stayed awake to wash and dry the bed linen and it was all done by the time I woke up at 7am!! We had our final breakfast with Grace, packed up the van and said goodbyes and were on the road just after 9am. The roads seemed fairly chaotic all the way to Toowoomba due to lots of trucks and road works, but once through Toowoomba things settled down a bit and we began to feel ...

Everyone slept in until nearly 9am! Breakfast took forever and we spent the morning doing lots of washing. It's finally time to put away the bathers for a while as we leave the coast tomorrow. We drove into Byron Bay and parked at Watego's Beach. It was still windy so we walked along the path to Little Watego's Beach rather then climbing over the rocks. We sat for a while and watched a few whales go by then climbed up to the lighthouse to enjoy the views. ...

Woke up to beautiful sunshine and contemplated a swim at the beach but by the time we'd had coffee the wind had picked up and it was too cold! The kids played in the sand with Nick while Grace and I went for a good walk to the end of the beach and back. Eventually we headed off for Kingscliff, a lovely coastal town not far from the Queensland border where we met up with the Clynks for lunch. We found a bakery on the main street for a first course and then fo...

Katharine didn't last on her sleep over and was knocking on the door at 1030pm and Anna had a nightmare that a kangaroo was biting her toes so she climbed into bed with us. We eventually got up around 8am and it was lovely and sunny with no wind. We had a quick breakfast and then Nick and the kids hit the beach for a swim while I tided up and waited for Grace to appear. Once she had had breakfast we joined the others at the beach and they were all having a g...