That's awesome hun, glad you had a wicked time.
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It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! We camped on the beach at North Stradbroke Island... no amenities or anything, I am pretty proud! LOL...
C was fine! The last day she had a bit of a hysterical fit from being inher carseat but it was fixed by me jumping in the back with her!
The beach was AMAZING!!!!! I LOVED it and we are going back at least once more before we move. Now I am getting all excited and wanting to start investing in some really good camping gear like an Engel fridge, better camping chairs etc...
Oh and we took our border collie puppy and she did brilliantly!!! We just tied her to the towbar on the 4wd and she was fine. Our little guard dog! but she loved the beach and running around, she never went far from us.
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That's awesome hun, glad you had a wicked time.
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Sure did!
That's awesome hun, glad you had a wicked time.
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We just got back from our 16 day epic. It was awesome, we have more washing to do than we have pegs to hang it out with, but we had a wonderful time. We have barely been inside for two weeks, DDs cheeks are a special kind of rosy as a result. Her immune system would have got quite the boost from all the dirt she ingested - she ate a full fistful of sand on the beach at 1770, and went back for more! It was gorgeous.
Hey Bexie, have you been to Crows Nest NP? That was our first stop, it was a lovely place to go.
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LOL, Audax I know exactly that shade of red rosy cheeks. Sounds like you have had a great time and welcome back
oooo i havent seen this thread before
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i live in east gippsland vic if anyone has good camping suggestions
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Hi Alish, we go camping once a year near Yarram, in the Tarra Valley. There's a great place there that is super dog friendly as their sites are enclosed. I found it works really well with toddlers too!
we have two dogs so that would be good! i dont think we will be going on any big trips soon but ill keep that in mind thanks!
have you ever been up to talbotville (dargo)?
not sure what sort of camper you are but its a big open field surrounded by a river..
we do a yearly trip up there..usually in october, its stinkin hot in the day!
you need a 4wd though.. no showers just a drop toilet!
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I'll PM you their website, it's a fantastic place and the people who run it are beautiful. I'm more of a tame camper so far. I like having a toilet and shower nearby and we haven't camped without power before, but that's not to say we won't give it a go! We've only taken one trip in our campervan up to now (but we have a heap happening later this year) and before that only a handful in the tent, so we're just out to explore! I haven't been to Talbotville, sounds beautiful.
ahh we are rough campers lol.. we r 4wdr's too so talbotville is perfect..
thanks for the pm, i will check it out, might be good for a getaway once bubs is born!
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Anyone go away for the long weekend?
We did and it was an epic fail. Oh we had fun, entertainment wise, but camping wise - Bah.
Warning.....bit of a whingy post.
First, we sank. The camper was on a grass site and the ground was too soft. We were rocking around like crazy the first night and in the morning we got up and found the front feet had sunk and the back feet were off the ground. Okay, no biggie. Down to the hardware store and got some wood to prop us up. Solved. Got some interesting looks from our fellow campers though!
Second, DD had a massive fall. She and I were sitting at the table drawing and the table gave way and she went flying. She smacked her mouth on the table as they both went down, hitting her gum and splitting that bit of skin that attaches your gum to your lip (ITMS). I panicked, DH panicked, thinking that our two year old was about to be without front teeth. She cried for all of 45 seconds, but I bawled. She's fine, teeth are fine but the table is going!
Third, the hose split. No problem, we were okay, just making sure that when we needed water, we'd turn on the sink tap before we turned on the water at the source. Got away with it for the trip. Bit annoying, but fine. Problem was, DH decided to use our outdoor camp kitchen to wash up. It was in the annexe and he forgot to turn the tap off. So off we went for the day, came back to a flooded annexe. We keep everything in there. Shoes, food, chairs, yada yada. By this stage, we had one night left so we pulled everything out, dried it off and collapsed the annexe.
Fourth, the front foot snapped. We were just sitting there after dinner, actually having the conversation about what would happen if a foot snapped. They're old, so we knew it was a possibility. And it snapped right then and there. We started to rock again, so because it was late (hardware store closed), we backed the car up and hitched the camper on. Yeah, I felt real safe. I wanted to go home then and there. DH didn't. So we stayed. The car was halfway onto the road in the caravan park but there was hardly anyone left.
And finally....headed home the next morning. I always give the camper a bit of a wash when we get home, but I asked DH to go to the car wash so I could use the pressure hose instead and clean the roof. We got into the car wash area and realised it was too tight to swing into the bay. So DH had to then try to reverse out of the area into a narrow laneway. Backed the camper straight into a pole.
So we had fun. DH said if it was our first trip, he would have put the camper on ebay
Other than all of that, we did get out and do stuff. The weather was lovely so we made the most of it. We stayed at Phillip Island, so we went out to Churchill Island and the working farm there - DD loved it and I highly recommend it. Did all the touristy things, except for the penguin parade, but we'll do that when DD's a bit older.
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Nawww, sorry things went so badly PRMG, I hope next time is better! Which caravan park did you stay at? We stayed at Cowes caravan park after Christmas and it was great.
We didn't go away, it's too cold for me to want to go camping now! On another note, we are going to Phillip Island on Saturday (just for the day) to look at onsite vans. DH and I are considering buying one so we can have our own affordable beach shack! We're not 100% sure yet, but we can't afford a holiday house so this is our next best option LOL! We really want one in a beach front park, so I've done a ring around today and we'll go and have a look at a few on the weekend. So exciting!
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Trish, we stayed at the Big 4 in Newhaven. Cross the San Remo bridge, turn left at the first street and there it is. Beach access from the park, all that divided us from the beach was a row of trees. And a resident wallaby that had all the kids pretty excited! Hope you find something! Exciting much!
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We are going to look at the Newhaven one on Saturday too! I rang them today and they said quite a few have come up this week. Was the park itself nice? I've never stayed at that one before.
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I liked the park. They have a small playground for young kids, a spa (with a fee attached), great camp kitchen, games room and jumping pillow, and they do outdoor movies in summer. Really small kiosk, you could get chocolate, icecream, soft drink and ice, but there's an IGA over the main road. Toilets were okay, but it was a busy weekend and kids everywhere, so I think they took a bit of a flogging! Staff were friendly and helpful. It seems to be a really big park, we didn't walk right round it. There were quite a few caravans with a hard annexe attached that people obviously owned - a couple had a small garden, etc, and a lot of assorted cabins. The cabins looked neat and tidy. Some of the caravans looked like they needed a little TLC, but it would be an awesome project! Good luck with it!
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Wow, PRMG... what an "adventure"! I'm sure your next trip will be better.
We went away for the long weekend... to a heated 2 bedroom unit with bath in Toowoomba!We don't have any more trips planned for a while. I am a bit sick of travelling (did I really just say that?) For all of DD's short life, we have had a trip away at least once every month, which used to be OK, but now I feel like I'm playing catch-ups all the time - I'll just get the washing done from one trip and it's time to start on the next! So a quick break for this family until the end of winter.
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Audax you should have let me know! Lol...
PRMG: wow!!!! What an eventful weekend!!!!
We planned to go camping and booked our site up north of noosa, same kind of place as in straddie, drive along the beach to get there, but after looking at the weather and the 20-40mls of rain predicted, we cancelled!! Sooo glad we did!! Not sure if we will get another chance before we get posted! But once we do we will do lots more around townsville...
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prmg - we didnt go awaywe did go up to swifts ck & mt hotham on sunday though, lots of snow!!
ohh the penguin parade.. thats where dh proposed to me
sorry your camping trip wasnt as good as expected!!
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