We had a bit of a sleep in this morning and when we eventually got out of bed we went for a walk down at the beach before starting breakfast. The kids played at Cowrie Island for a while and then we headed home for food. We spent the morning doing schoolwork and then after lunch headed back down to the beach for a swim. Unfortunately it was really cold and windy again. Nick and the kids had a swim but I couldn't face it and while watching on the beach I got...

The boys woke up horrifically early, around 430am and because it was light thought they could get up and play. That woke the dog up, which meant the rest of us were soon awake too. By 530am we were shattered so sent everyone back to bed until 7!! We started the day with a walk down at the beach and it was magic. The kids have a special rock pool they have filled with cowrie shells and they sail dried cuttle fish in it - they call it Cowrie Island!! They wan...

We were all awake by 5am and it was too cold to get out of bed and go for a walk. Eventually Anna managed to persuade Nick and Jonny to go down to the beach with her and when they came home Jonny had found $2 so they will all want to go tomorrow morning!! We had a big breakfast and then spent the morning doing schoolwork while charging up all things electrical. The kids really struggled today but they are very close to finishing off all their work for the ye...

I think the salt water is finally affecting Tally's guts as she was up a few times in the night with dodgy poos!! Luckily she made it outside every time!! The kids woke up early and started playing Lego but it soon turned into an argument and they were all sent back to bed. By the time we woke up for good it had just turned 7am and the sun was shinning! Nick made the kids pancakes for breakfast and then we all went for a walk down to the beach for a couple ...

The dog needed to go outside around 4am and it was raining - not heavy enough to hear it on the van roof but enough to soak everything on the washing line! At 6am when everyone else was ready to get up Nick took them off for a walk down to the beach and I had a sleep in with Katharine. The rain had stopped and the sun was out and nothing was too soggy! We had breakfast and then began schoolwork - it's got to the point where the kids rush us to start, each of...