Nick got up and sorted the dog out at 4am so the rest of us got to sleep in. The three smaller ones have been banned from playing on their iPods before 630am as they make too much noise and wake everyone else up so instead this morning Nick and I were woken to a count down to 630!!! Only ten minutes to go, only 5 minutes to go, only 3 minutes to go…..!! Nick made pancakes for breakfast and then we went for a long walk along the beach meeting a few other do...

Nick was awake for most of the night listening to the rainfall, dreading the thought of us all being trapped in the van for the next few days because of wet weather. Without any water to have hot showers after a cold swim made using the beach a bad idea. When we woke up to thunder and lightening at 730am we made a very quick decision to pack up and head to Albany. The kids were fantastic and helped pack everything up so that we managed it in the dry and were...

Woken this morning by Anna needing a wee - she has worked out it is the only thing I will respond too! Thought about walking the beach but instead climbed back into bed and 5 minutes later it started to rain, so very glad I did. Nick made pancakes for breakfast, which were awesome and eventually we were ready to head into town. We needed a new bag for the top of the car and it took a while to find. Then we promised to take the kids to the toyshop to spend the...

Well I think we may have relaxed a little too much as this morning we were woken by someone with a wet bed! I met people who travelled for 6 months and didn't wash their sheets once, as they didn't stop long enough in one place to do it. We seem to be washing them every other day and will be blowing the laundry budget at this rate! For 18 months before we left I collected any gold coins I was given in a shoebox. Just before we left we had reached $1300, which ...

What a beautiful day. We were woken by two fellow travelers discussing fish right outside our canvas walled bedroom! I was about to tell them to fish off when I realised it was 730am and the kids were all still asleep - unheard of! Slipped out of bed and walked Middleton Beach which was as flat as a millpond and crystal clear. By the time I got back Nick had breakfast underway and coffee on - perfect. We spent the morning swimming in the cove around from Emu ...