Albury, New South Wales {Caravan Park}

We have changed states, we are finally in New South Wales and Justin tried to tell me it was already warmer {he has a thing about it being freezing all the time in Victoria}.  The caravan park we picked was right on the back side of Lake Hume, it wasn't close to town but it was perfect for us.

Great Aussie Holiday Park turned out to be an amazing spot and I can tell that during school holidays it would be packed as they have so many activities for the children to choose from, not to mention the play ground & water park.  We got a spot right next to the camp kitchen and they had the spot next to us saved for when my Dad arrived.

With no real plans other than catching up with some friends we pottered around and then headed into to town to have dinner with said friends.  It was a lovely evening, even if Lillie did sook at the door because she wasn't near any of us.  We made plans to catch up and have Phil as our tour guide before they joined us for dinner over the weekend at our place.

The next day, while we waited for Dad to arrive {and not knowing when to expect him} we decided to head back to Victoria and have a walk around Beechworth.  WOW what a lovely spot and I can see that it is another popular place. A spot of lunch and a look around the lolly shop {with a purchase or two} before heading back to the caravan park to see Dad.

Sunday was our 'Phil' day and Dad came along for the ride {our car was very full}.  We headed to meet Phil mid morning and he took us out for a look around Yackandada.  A lovely little town not far from Wodonga {yes Victoria again}.  We wander through the antique stores, the art shop and generally took in the buildings.

   

After exploring here we headed back to NSW to take a look at Hume Dam.  We walked along the wall and took in the town that was moved {it is right on the edge of the Dam even now, back then it would've been under it} and how well the dam was made in the 1930's/40's.  We all headed home before Phil, Jax and Hana joined us for dinner.

All too quickly it was time to move on and say goodbye to Dad.  It was lovely to have him with us for a few days.

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Whyalla {Caravan Park}

To say I was surprised by Whyalla would be an understatement.  It was much MUCH bigger than I expected, the town I mean and unsurprisingly it was filled with some beautiful old buildings {the high school looked amazing}.

We headed to the Discovery Park as it was right on the water front, I found it over priced {even with our Top Tourist discount} given the time of year but we still paid it. It did give us a great spot to watch the sunset, so that was nice.

 

 After setting up and going what felt like 100 loads of washing we jumped into the car to have a look around town.  The visitors centre had a museum attached, but sadly it had odd operating times and we missed out.  Instead we headed out to Point Lowly Lighthouse, which was beautiful.

  

 

The kids had a play on the park when we got back, even a nerf war around the camp kitchen which I used to make dinner {the wind down on the foreshore was too much for my poor little kitchen}.  After dinner we enjoyed a wander on the beach, taking in the sunset.

 

 

Tomorrow we head to Clare, a few days early to surprise our friends.


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Lincoln National Park {National Park}

It was a quick and beautiful drive.

We needed water before we headed into the National Park and thankfully for us the town of Port Lincoln have a dump point & drinking water available for travelers.  It was easy to find and easy to access, even better it is on the way to the Lincoln National Park.

A spot to ourselves again, right on the water at a spot called 'Engine Point'.

 

School and swimming before we headed off to explore & have lunch.  We saw different beaches, different coloured waters, a light house and dolphins.

 

  

It was a lovely day out, even if the weather wasn't playing the game.  We headed home and I studied while everyone else went fishing.  A little more school work before and early night.

xxx

Coffin Bay National Park {National Park}

We stopped in Coffin Bay on our way, had a look at a local market and the kids had a play at the park right on the water.  Coffin Bay is a quiet little town, known for it's oysters and looked pretty laid back.

Coffin Bay National Park was another location that wasn't in our 'plan' but we are all glad we decided to head here for a few days.  We picked a spot called Black Springs, which was right on the beach.  A quiet little bay with camping spots nestled under the trees. 

 

We spent our first after doing some school work and then exploring the beach.  The boys had a fish while Kyla and I had a walk along the beach. Beautiful. The local wildlife are somewhat friendly, the bees and the wallabies/kangaroos.

 

Some more schoolwork, a picnic packed and we headed out to explore the National Park.  We headed out to checkout Sir Issac Point, the point of the National Park and then headed back to Morgan's Landing to pull up on the beach for our lunch {terrible spot isn't it?}

 

 

 

 

Driving around we had some killer hills to go up and of course come down, then there was the emu's.

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Coles Point {Free Camp}

 

Well we eventually found Coles Point, it took a lot longer than planned {after all of our stops for exploring along the way}.  It was terribly sign posted, as in there wasn't any at all.  Thankfully when we got to the right spot, or what we assume was the right spot, we had a lovely spot on the cliffs.

After setting up our camper we headed down to the beach for some exploring.  Kyla and I walked the beach while Kaleb attempted to fish {it really was a little rough and the tide was wrong but he was desperate for some fishing}.

 

 

Only one night here and our next spot planned we headed for an early night.

Murphy's Haystacks {Visiting}

A local famer has opened up his land to let people check out these formations on his land.  Murphy's Haystacks are in fact inselberg rock formations, but collect there known name when a traveler asked how someone could produce so much hay.

 

 

He asks for a donation to visit and also allows you to camp, should you want to {he even has flushing toilets and picnic tables there}.