Katharine woke up at the crack of dawn needing the toilet and it was too early to let her go by herself so I got up too and went with her. When we got outside the most beautiful sunrise was just beginning so we grabbed the camera and sat on the cliff path to watch it for half an hour. We both tried to go back to sleep when we got back to the van but it was no good so read instead until everyone else was awake. Nick, Katharine and Jonny walked into town to get ...

Woken up early by someone with a wet bed so while I did the laundry Nick went for a walk to the bakery with Katharine and bought some rolls to make up a packed lunch. We had breakfast and then set off on a day trip exploring the mountains inland from Kiama. The sun was shining and the green rolling hills looked beautiful as we climbed higher into the mountains. First we drove out to Minnamurra Rainforest in the Budderoo National Park and completed a loop wal...

Woke up around 730am and had coffee outside in the sunshine. Breakfast seemed to take an eon and Nick managed to complete a food shop at Woollies in the time it took me to get the kids toast!! We spent the morning completing schoolwork in the camp kitchen but it didn't go too well after a day off - no concentration! We had lunch and then completed another section of the Kiama coastal walk, walking as far as Easts Beach before turning round. On this walk we ...

Woke up early and had our last cup of coffee overlooking the bay. We had breakfast and packed up and were on the road by 9.30am. We took the 'Grand Pacific Drive', the coastal route to Kiama and it was very pretty and scenic. We reached Kiama by 11am and checked into a small but lovely caravan park nestled between two beaches on a bit of a cliff. We have views of the ocean from our annex as long as no one parks their car in the driveway in front of us! We ha...

Woke up to a beautiful sunny day and sat and had coffee outside watching the bay. After breakfast, Nick and Katharine went into Vincentia to do laundry and a grocery shop and I spent the morning doing schoolwork with the other three. They all did really well and Katharine joined in for an hour or two when she got back. We had lunch and then set off for Booderee National Park, about 20 minutes south of us. The National Park is part of Jervis Bay Territory, a...