No pressures, no stress, no cleaning or washing or phone calls or internet.
We hired a 'safari tent' that had a little wooden balcony, beds and was completely water proof which was the best part because boy did it RAIN! It rained and rained for the first day or two which saw us all huddled on arrival on the balcony drinking cups of tea and eating all the delicious treats i had baked. Muesli slice, vegan chocolate cake and vegan pumpkin walnut bread (for this recipe see an awesome blog called 'Joy the Baker', you can click the link below)
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| Harry enjoying his 'tea' . |
So after a delicious afternoon tea i presented Harry with one of his many 'surprises' - a toy story torch.
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| Mark eating muesli slice. |
The first 24 hours were a time of winding down as Mark and i spent time reading 'Pride and Prejudice' together, drinking espresso (yes, we do good coffee even on a camping trip) and eating dark chocolate. I also had some delicious baby time with my little sweetie Flynn.
The view from our tent was gorgeous. When rainy, it was misty and magical and when clear we could see all the way to the Gold Coast high rises.
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| Harry enjoying the rain and his new umbrella. |
When it eventually stopped raining we got to make a fire (yay!) and toast marshmallows.
We also took a drive around the hinterland and my hubby took some snaps with his new fancy DSLR! Here's a glimpse...
The best part of camping though was spending time just hanging with each other. It didn't matter if it was eating pancakes from the BBQ at midday or snuggling under the doona at night reading stories. It was great to take a step back from our lives and appreciate each other and just how awesome God is in planning families:)
Glad you had a good time! I feel like I need a holiday now :D
ReplyDeleteThat pumpkin cake is GRRR-EAT!