What were we thinking?

 The domestic duties took priority with me doing the washing whilst Jason swept out the van.  Another words we spent about 10 minutes and we were done.  I think it is going to be a big shock when we get home and I have to do the entire house again.  We were in no great rush so I sat down and read a magazine whilst waiting for the washing to finish.  Hamish was happy to play around the van park and I think he is starting to be more like us in that he seemed to be checking out everyone else’s setup.

Gee some people do it tough - it was huge.

Finally we headed off to the Dubbo Zoo and somewhere on the way there we obviously lost all common sense as when we got there we decided to walk it.  I mean it is only 5km, really how bad can it be and it will work off some of the happy hours we have had.  Now add a pram, a three year old, and the fact that the 5km is just the loop road.  We forgot you have to go in and out to all the enclosures and that half of it is up hill.

No Hamish these aren't real.

 

Just starting out.

 

They look so cute.

It wasn’t all bad and we really did enjoy checking out all the wildlife and quizzing Hamish on all the different animals.  We were bitterly disappointed that the kiosk at the half way mark was closed.  Luckily that was also the turning point of the uphill and the rest was downhill.  By the end we were placing animals in priority order of what we needed to see and what we could potentially skip (i.e. Kangaroos).  Mind you when we mentioned them Hamish got excited to see them so we had to tell a little lie and say they don’t have any.  I mean if he looks out the window when we are driving he will see them for free!

Hamish being cheeky.

 

Kayla and I checking out the hippos.

 

Climbing on the not so real wildlife.

 

Once we had rested our feet and enjoyed a guilt free lunch we headed back to the van for a lazy afternoon.  It was nice to be able to put our feet up and relax whilst Kayla slept and Hamish played with his new car from the zoo (trust our son to pick out the biggest toy).  I ducked out to the shops to grab a few things and then the normal nightly routine started.  One thing we have found annoying about this van park is that you have to have keys to the toilet blocks.  That isn’t so bad, but you also need a key to the baby and toddler bathrooms which they won’t give you for your entire stay.  Instead every evening you have to walk to reception and get it.  That is painful enough, and as Jason found out, if you get the wrong one it is even more painful when you then have to run and grab the right one.

Getting it a bit over it and we weren't even half way.

 

You need to read up and learn things.

 

Hamish loved her.

Last night we worked really well as a team to get everything done to enable an early start this morning.  Once the kids were down, I was in charge of preparing snacks for drive and topping up all water bottles, nappy bag etc. whilst Jason cooked the chicken and beetroot for our lunch. Makes the stops a lot easier and cheaper when you have your own food and drinks and all you are looking for is a park for the kids.

Hamish being a lion.

 

Kayla had a go at being a Koala.

 

Nope, not keen on the lion.

We were just watching the news about kids rioting in West Dubbo and how the posties are threatening to not deliver the mail there.  Jason pipes up and says ‘Note to self, don’t drive through West Dubbo’.  I crack up laughing and quickly inform him we are staying in West Dubbo (I only know as that is what the sign said when I came back from the shops).  Tonight we decided to watch Packed to the Rafters outside and the owner of the van park came up and commented on the life we have.  I mean someone has to do it, be it only for the next few days L

 

She was showing off her leg.

 

Cute little baby one.

 

See still smiling.

 

Best of friends.