Four Days OUT THERE

Wishing that the school holidays haven't come to an end Kd stayed home from school today - he was tired and a little run down - we all needed a little bit more jammie time together. We really did pack in a lot of activity over the school holidays and having Easter in the middle of it made it even busier.

It was bliss to spend four days in the bush with The Colonial Way, camping and grandly moving from site to site with a Clydesdale horse - a very new and slowing down experience for all of us. I REALLY needed to get out of town and get into the landscape and this trip did exactly that. I had planned for a six night adventure - but right before we left we inherited gastro and in lots of ways I am glad it was only three nights as travelling with young kids and a dog in a new camping setting can prove more challenging that relaxing. J and I have started making plans for regular camping trips around our home - having lots of new free, isolated camp locations revealed to us.


This is our darling Murdoch who hauled our caravan around and all of our stuff - about a tonne in all!!!

Inside the van - very tight but manageable - can't imagine what it would be like with 3 kids in their or 5 adults as it sleeps 5.

The view from outside the caravan while on the road - we were travelling slow enough to jump in and out of the van - I spent a great deal of time walking - maybe up to 12ks a day as our dog misbehaved dreadfully around Murdoch.


Caring for Murdoch included lots of stops for rests, eating and drinking water - he just loved munching on apples.


Camp fires were a hit - revealing the inner fire bug of a certain someone


How is this for beauty?
Yep lots of fun and games

The trip for me was also about growing the love of the out doors and isolation in my children - an experience that just doesnt happen in suburbia. Kd was first afraid of the thought of camping as we would be the only ones there - (while I really can't think of anything better than having no-one around!) They both really enjoyed the trip and agree that more camping is on the agenda.