Adventures
It pays to know your car… mystery solved!
So, have been looking into the mystery of why the battery in a brand new car ends up flat after just a couple of hours of having a fridge plugged in. Having the car fridge plugged in at the best of times will place a fair load on the battery, and to resolve that issue, … Continue reading
Caravan Adventures Part 2
Turns out you cannot stop the hot water pipe leaking with: 1. Automotive gasket silicon (all i could get on Good Friday) 2. Duct tape 3. All purpose silicone, and 4. A layer of cloth gaffer tape The towel put in the cupboard was extremely wet! Good news though, trip to Award RV in Ferntree … Continue reading
Easter Monday – Home day
OMG quick, jump out of bed, it is time to go home. Gotta get the van packed… how the hell did we manage to spread ourselves so much? Quick kids, eat your breakfast…. hurray up we gotta get on the road… shower time, race race race… now get the van on the car and let’s … Continue reading
Caravan adventures
A post because Craig wants more posts! Nice caravan park. Jumping pillow, indoor pool and almost no traffic. Best bit though is a kids club. 5.30 sees the girls (boys are trying to be cool) off for an hour of fun and games, and we get cheese and dip and drinks. 7.30 is movies and … Continue reading
Photos from kryal castle
Here is Jess with a mini knight, just her size Here are the kids with the dragon eggs Here is the king and queen And Jess on the throne. Here are the kids just where we like them! And some more kids locked up And finally the boys..
Happy Easter
Happy Easter everyone… may your day be filled with chocolate delights!! I know ours will be… the kids have already woken and made a good start on their annual chocolate breakfast…. suppose we will have to try to get them some normal food at some stage!! Is a cold and wet morning in Ballarat which … Continue reading
The Windmill Big 4 – Ballarat
Was a lazy day yesterday 🙂 A slow morning, sleeping in, a late breakfast followed by mostly sitting around doing very little!! Just the way I like it 🙂 All the kids woke ratty yesterday for some reason and for most of the day it didn’t take much to set them off. They were all … Continue reading
Ballarat here we come!!!
Actually we are already here! That’s right this Easter rather than our standard Tidal River Wilson’s Prom trip we have decided to head somewhere different, and someone (can’t remember who) managed to find us a couple of spots at the Windmill Big 4 on the outskirts of Ballarat. Part of the reason why we we … Continue reading
Expensive trip
So that was an expensive lesson 🙁 Took the car to Nissan today, and I will need a new tank, a new sump and a puncture repair. Guess I’m picking up the bill for this one, $2500-$3000 and that will be trade price on parts and labour as she felt sorry for me seeing as … Continue reading
The day had started so well…
…and didn’t it. Had a great camp last night, kicking back around the fire toasting marshmallows as the river bubbled away in the background. We really did pick a great spot to camp! Zac was amazed by just how many stars you can see in the sky away from the light pollution of the city, … Continue reading
