We went to the spit shortly after Josh got here...it's a formality really. And we walked quite a long way down the beach...but I couldn't make it all that far. We thought about walking as far as the coffee shops towards Surfers Paradise, but we swerved and it was a good thing as I was really aware of the fact that my knee is missing most of the cartilage by the time we got back.
This is us shopping for Phoebe's birthday. It was lovely for us to have Josh here for that! In this pic, I asked Matilda to try on this jacket to see if it would work for the Feeb...and we decided that it would....:)
....and I made a cake...
This is Josh at the art school...he spent a lot of time with me there this visit...and did a whole heap of paintings. He's got a good eye for it, and really made some good progress with 'actual paint' as opposed to the digital kind that he normally does. I was impressed.
Third weekend in, we went to Straddie. Our car is the old heap on the right hand side with all the crap on the roof....
The first night it was just Josh and I, which was really nice. We'd bought a new tent...one we've been wanting for ages, and it sets up in 30 seconds...plus knocking in a few pegs.
On Saturday, the girls came over. Daile had been working and Matilda had had her 'formal' dance thing...to mark the end of her schooling. So they came over by the Straddie Flyer which is a small boat for people and bikes...Here's a rare picture of my lovely wife :-)
...and Josh, choosing sun instead of shade for a while. You can't do that for too long here...it's quite fierce.
Phoebe wanted to see the dawn on Sunday...so we were up at 5am.
All the kids had a go at driving on the beach... it's a good place to get a first go at how all that stuff works. This was Feebs first drive. She did really really well.
On Sunday afternoon, the weather changed...from lovely and clear, to severe storm. We just got our camp away in time, and made for the ferry two hours earlier than we'd planned. This is Phoebe in the rain...
This is from the ferry, leaving Dunwich...post storm. In the end, the worst of it missed us. The ferry people let us transfer to an earlier ferry...and we were all home in good time and spirits.
Unrelated, this is my new coffee thing...from IKEA except for the wooden base, which I made..to keep it from getting cold too quickly. We find this makes even nicer coffee than the French press we normally use.
I think its fair to say we drink too much coffee as a family, (Except for Daile..her weakness is tea).
And here is Josh, at the bookshop having found both of his books...always a good sign. :-)
It was a lovely time...we all miss him already. :(
