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...

We woke up around 730am and began the gradual process of packing up the van. It didn't take very long and we had coffee with Doris and Joerg before saying goodbye. They are heading up the coast of NSW and we have planned a detour inland. Since leaving WA we have managed to spot a large number of Australia's wildlife but have yet to spot a platypus. I did a Google search for the best place to spot one and top of the list was Bombala - only 2 hours inland from ...

Jonny woke us all up at 730am this morning needing the toilet. The sun was shining so Nick and I got up and started the day with a coffee. The camp seems quite different now - quiet and peaceful but still plenty of children around for ours to play with. We did a load of washing and then spent the morning sitting in the sun reading and chatting to Joerg and Doris. After lunch, Nick, Katharine and Jonny went for a walk to the beach while I packed up the annex...

Happy Easter! The Easter Bunny came in the night and hid 24 Easter eggs around our annex. Unfortunately Jonny woke up around 630am and wanted the toilet but the Easter Bunny's hiding spots weren't very good so he had to use the toilet in the van. This caused such a commotion that everyone else was soon wide-awake! We couldn't let the kids do the Easter hunt straight away as the neighbours were still fast asleep but by 730am they couldn't wait any longer. B...

Woke up early this morning and already there was a massive queue in the bathroom - the down side to a busy caravan park!! It feels like its time to move on but we have to sit out Easter. After breakfast I went to the Mallacoota markets with Doris and Joerg and bought a homemade blackberry pie for dessert - such a treat!! We spent the morning reading the papers and then after lunch we went back to Betka beach for another walk. This time it was much colder an...