Nana Margaret had gone to Smiths Lake for a croquet tournament and a little holiday, but we arrived on her doorstep shortly afterwards to crash her party. The kids were just thrilled with all the attention they got, and we just loved being on the road and back on the water after a few weeks inland.
We started Monday with a coffee at Frothy coffee on the lake – wow, what bliss. A wonderful location and such fabulous views. Em and Lachie befriended a couple feeding bread to some fish swimming under the café, and soon they had gone through half the loaf of bread.
We headed to Elizabeth Beach to spend a few hours building sandcastles, digging swimming pools, collecting periwinkles and even swimming. The water was amazing, though the waves a little big.
We followed this up with kayaking on the lake in the afternoon where the kids had a swim in the murky water and enjoyed a little kayak too. What a wonderful day and such a beautiful part of the world….again making us question do we really want to return to Sydney????
It had been a while since we visited Seal Rocks, so a trip there was certainly on the cards. The water was crystal clear and the beach pristine and soo warm…..the kids were in heaven. Nick had a snorkel, the rest of us swam and then we headed to the lighthouse to check it out.
Without a stroller Lachie went on strike, but thankfully Em managed to walk the 800m to the lighthouse and back, even carrying her dolly “Pet”.
Our last day at the lakes was spent at Forster. We visited Tourist Information – pretty average – and then headed to One Mile Beach to catch crabs, swim and climb sand dunes. The surf here was pretty wild, so the kids were not overly thrilled with the water.
We had lunch at a park – back to our staple diet of sandwiches, and then off to find Margaret and watch some croquet. Unfortunately we missed the match, but the kids did get to see others playing so they got the general gist of what Nana was up to for the week.
We finished the day off with fish and chips on Bluey’s Beach at Pacific Palms, and watched the surfers arrive for a quick surf after their day at work. Interesting to see how life somewhere like this could be so wonderful.
Anyway, while we had a wonderful time at the Lakes it is time to pack up and ship off up the coast in the morning.
Sounds absolutely brilliant! We'll come and visit you when you move there! Love R and C xx
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