Two Extra Days

Here it is Tuesday afternoon and we are in the winding down phase of having the grand kids and Kate and Arj here with us.

They had considered going down to the Gold Coast and checking out a Theme Park for the day. This would have seen four hours in the car and over $300 out of pocket (inc food etc). Instead they opted for the Sunshine Coast's "Aussie World". It is a poor man's theme park when compared to the huge places on the Gold Coast. But this one was $15 per person entry and included all rides. They had a ball there, no crowds and almost had the place to them selves. They did all the rides they wanted to and even checked out the "Pie Shop" near by for lunch! It proved to be a huge success, the kids loved it and they were $200 better off too.

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny 23 degrees too and this helped with the success of the day. It was a bit breezier today and a degree or two cooler.

But it was off to the beach for the morning.

There is a great playground by the beach and the first half hour or so was spent playing with other kids lucky enough to be off school too. The kids had a ball!

Then it was down to the beach. James just loves to run so it was shirt off and into the shallows. He ran and ran and eventually tripped into the water getting soaking wet.

There were runs along the beach, playing in the sand and walking up to the sea water pool for a look as well.

The sausage sizzle for lunch was a great success. The wet clothes were put on the line and should be dry enough to take with them when they depart for the airport around 5 pm tonight.

But there was one last job to do. The kids had to help me mix a brew. It didn't take much encouraging to get them to help out. They did a great job helping. It needed a lot of mixing this brew!

At this stage everything is set for their trip back to Melbourne tonight and then to school tomorrow.

For Nan and Pa this might mean a quiet sleep in and a slowly as it goes day to follow.