Warrnambool

We arrived in Warrnambool mid afternoon and set ourselves up in the Big 4 Hopkins River.  We had already decided to live it up for a few days and made sure that this park had a heated pool, spa, jumping pillow, mini golf and games room for the kids.  The plan was that we would just take it easy for a few days and have some chill out time.

Thankfully the weather finally broke and we saw the first bit of sunshine that we had since we left Adelaide. Yeay!! 

R took himself off to the "big smoke" to do some accessory shopping, namely a floor for our annexe and some new camp chairs for the kids as theirs had gone mouldy (un-treatably) from being wet on the roof of the car.  The rest of the afternoon was spent having a swim and relaxing.

The next day we took ourselves to the information centre to check out the 'what to do' details.  We then took a vote on whether we did the playground or Flagstaff Hill first and the vote went C's way as he is a bit fanatical about lighthouses at the moment and was desperate to go to the one in the village.  So, lighthouse it was.  C was sooooo excited about being able to climb into a real lighthouse.  The kids had a ball racing around doing the Treasure Chest Trail.  R and I just loved watching them so excited about their finds.

Next stop was down to the Lake Pertrobe Adventure Playground for a fish and chips lunch.  While playing on the awesome flying fox (adult sized - yes R and I went on it!) we met another travelling family and stopped to chat for quite awhile about our adventures and plans and the places they have been and seen.  It is so cool to meet a like-minded family and to know that we are not insane after all, and that we aren't the only ones out there doing this. :-)

The rest of our time in Warrnambool was spent relaxing, playing with the kids and just generally chilling out.