Home at last

What a 10 days we have had. We've seen and done so much! It's good to be home and to see our beautiful Quincy and Zoom.
We joined the Kelly Gang!

Our last stop before home was Glenrowan, the town where Ned Kelly was captured. Every single building and street in the town has something to do with the Kelly Gang or family. Do the local people getEn savoir plus
A submarine far from the ocean!

After a very long day in the car we spent the night in Holbrook. It's a pretty small town and the only cafe open was a Mexican one, so that was lucky because we love tacos. Our cabin was small!
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Horsing around (tee hee!)

We said goodbye to our little house at Merewether and called in to Johe's place out of town for a final catch up with Johe, Todd, Hannah and Ben. They were getting ready for horserides when we gotEn savoir plus
A party and a storm

We went to Hannah's 21st birthday party and had heaps of pizza. It was a very special occasion. Mum had to give a speech that she wasn't expecting but it seemed ok! We love Hannah. After the party weEn savoir plus
Biggest. Pool. Ever.

This morning we went to Merewether Ocean Baths. It was a pool at the ocean... Sandy and seaweedy but rectangular like a huge pool. It was so cold! Ruby was the bravest, the only one to put her headEn savoir plus
Wet wetlands and good friends

Mum's friend Johe works at the Wetlands Discovery centre, and we went there today. There were tonnes of mosquitoes even though we had insect repellent on. They swarmed our car! We went dipnetting andEn savoir plus
Finally we're in Newcastle!!

After almost a week on the road we are here! Our little holiday house is excellent according to us kids. It has lots of furry and fluffy rugs, and kids toys. And a trampoline and skate ramp in theEn savoir plus
We went inside a sheep

A short stop at a bakery in Goulburn for snacks, and we went to the giant Merino! We parked near its butt and climbed inside to look out the eyes. It's a big sheep farming area producing lots of wool.
Friends in Canberra

It was so much fun to be with Sophia and Hannah in Canberra. Their mum Linda is mum's very good friend. Stephen and dad talked a lot too. We wish we lived closer together. Sophia and Sam playedEn savoir plus
Mogo Zoo was awesome.

It was so hard to choose only 6 photos! There were lots of unusual and endangered or just cute animals at Mogo Zoo yesterday.
Ruby couldn't choose a favourite but she loved feeding the giraffes andEn savoir plus
Bye bye kittens and Aunty!

Lily and Malui were beautiful, funny, playful and a little crazy! They loved our attention. We'll really miss them. And we want to visit our aunt and uncle again soon.
Malua Bay is beautiful.

We counted down the hours and minutes until we arrived in Malua Bay where mum's Aunty Poggy and Uncle Garry live. We had some funny times with the GPS robot lady in Dad's phone who tried to tell usEn savoir plus
Cheese!

Leaving Eden we knew we'd miss waking up to the amazing bellbirds. They echoed everywhere even though they are so tiny. It's clever that you can't tell where their chiming sound is coming from.
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A quiet afternoon in Eden

Exploring the lookout, lunch in a nice outside cafe, and two times in the pool! We had barbecued pink ling fish for dinner, it was actually pink!
Killer Whale Museum!

We were amazed to learn that killer whales helped men round up other whales for harpooning. The main one was called Old Tom and he wore down his teeth by pulling on the boat ropes. The killer whalesEn savoir plus
Arriving in Eden

Yes, we are expecting paradise!
Eden is a nice beach town and we will explore tomorrow. We are staying in a cool cabin with 2 bunk beds so we can both be on the top!!! It is a small cabin but we loveEn savoir plus
Lakes Entrance

We said goodbye to our nice apartment in Paynesville and checked out the market where mum and dad bought relish for a change, and we got dream catchers. The locals were so nice.
Lakes entrance is aEn savoir plus
Jetty, raft and lemonade

This morning we discovered the jetty near our apartment. There are so many boats in the canal. It's a different kind of life here. Near our apartment there is also a cool old raft which looks like aEn savoir plus
More island pictures

We also saw some beautiful parrots.
Today was a good day!

Hello! We had a relaxing morning then lunch at a boat club. So many boat clubs in Paynesville! Then we caught a ferry to Raymond Island. It is a 2 minute ferry ride but there is no bridge so you haveEn savoir plus
The toilet picture!

More Paynesville pics. It was so lovely and quiet and peaceful in the little town when we arrived.
Peaceful Paynesville.

When mum said we were going to Paynesville we thought it was painsville which didn't sound too good for a holiday. There was a LOT of roadwork on the way. We stopped to look at interesting shops andEn savoir plus
So excited to be going on a road trip!

The car is loaded with snacks, activities and all our stuff. We're on our way to Newcastle where mum and dad used to live, for Hannah's 21st birthday. We hope it's not too long to get to our firstEn savoir plus
Ann Oldmeadow
You have certainly had a very interesting and busy 10 days - it will be so lovely to see you again and hear all about it. x Nannie
Welcome home Oldmeadow clan! What a great holiday - it's just a pity that we all have to drive for SO LONG to get to somewhere nice, eventually . . . So, it's time to catch up with you. xx Heather & Andrew S