Woke early this morning to the wind and an overcast day so rolled over and gave Nick a cuddle. Next thing Katharine tapped me on the shoulder and dragged me out for a walk!! We walked the town beach, not the prettiest as it's full of seaweed but lovely to watch the dogs playing and the horses being exercised. We bought Nick the paper on the way home and got back in time to hear the coffee brewing - the best purchase we ever made was the Nespresso Essenza machi...

This morning we decided to all walk the beach together before breakfast as everyone was awake (almost!). We saw 4 dolphins and the manta ray again and the kids found some big shells in the rock pools but protested when they weren't allowed to bring them home. We took photos of them all instead! Nick made breakfast for everyone while I packed up and we were on the road by 940am. We drove straight to Esperance without stopping (although we did get fuel and empt...

Woke around 5am and kept nodding back off to sleep until about 615am when I noticed beautiful blue sky through the skylight. Got up to walk the beach and took both boys with me as they were just beginning to stir. The water was crystal clear again and as flat as a pancake and the beach completely empty. We walked along to the main jetty near the town and came across a massive rock pool as the tide was out. The boys found a few sea urchin shells and kept stick...

Woke early this morning and snuck out of bed for one more walk along Middleton Beach while the others slept, an awesome way to start the day! Coffee and breakfast and then it was pack up time and we were on the road by 9am. We took the drive slowly and it was fairly boring with only the same old scrub to look at but we listened to an audio book to pass the time - it always gets to a good bit and the kids start asking questions!! Around 1130am, we pulled over i...

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...