Then it was a terribly long drive from Newcastle NSW to Melbourne's south east suburbs all in one day, around 1100 kilometres actually. A spot or two of some Christmas shopping then down to St Andrew's Beach on the Mornington Peninsula with the whole family, partners and grandchildren, altogether to enjoy an early family Christmas. We had rented a huge house with enough bedrooms to house us all, plenty of bedrooms and enough toilet and shower facilities for everyone.
It was pretty good being all together. A swimming pool would have topped it all off nicely but this place didn't have a pool. The Home Theatre Room was popular as was the pool table and the outdoor spa. Wendy, Chris' wife did all the catering and cooking and did a sensational job.
There was ham, chicken, turkey, and all the trimmings. We ate and ate and ate. There was some drinking going on as well. We swapped presents, tried on new clothes and had heaps of laughs. Needless to say the grandkids had a ball.
It was extremely enjoyable for all and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
I am typing this on the last evening of our St Andrew's Beach stay. We head back to Kate's tomorrow (Monday) before heading to my brother's place at Indented head down near Geelong for a couple of nights. Then it is back to Kate's for a 'Group Night Out' and that should just about see us out until Christmas Day. Then it is Drouin for the 'traditional' Boxing Day revelry, a couple of days at the Boxing day test before setting sights for home and our own bed again!
The photo shows several of the grand kids enjoying St Andrew's beach.
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