Tan - That's awesome! I'd love to do the drive to Cairns, hope you can do it Bellarine looks like an awesome park, it's one on my list. Not sure if they were regrowing the grass at Swan Hill, but I guess that could make sense! Oh meant to say that we got DD a "Big4 Passport" - each park has it's own unique stamp and the kids can collect them in their own passport to show where they've been. They have them at the reception desks.
Lenny - I think there's always water at Eildon, but the rarety is that it's full. Hasn't been full since I was a kid. We're heading there soon, just for a fishing day trip. Our neighbours have a caravan on site there. Have fun, it's a nice spot. Have lots of fun memories there of days in our family speedboat I want your boots!!!!!
Off to Inverloch in the Eagle this long weekend! Whooo! Weather is looking cool and wet but there is an indoor pool and have packed loads of Lego and games if we get stuck inside!!
Anyone else off this weekend!!???
ETA: MG you posted AGES ago about Buchan Caves - we camped there quite a few years ago for Easter - it was cold but brilliant! Loved the campsite all set in the valley and as claustrophobic as I am the caves were pretty amazing too!
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Staying put this weekend but we went to Eildon last weekend. Caravan park was gorgeous and it was so good to see the lake at full capacity. Hope you have a great time, Tan. You too, Trish!
We've been busy having little weekend trips. We went to a camp site that you can only get to by boat on Eildon. That was great when DS2 fell onto the fire and got a 3rd degree burn on his chin. Thanks to the awesome doctor and nurse at Alexandra hospital and the Royal Childrens burns people! Thankfully he'll be fine, and scars are cool on boys!
We went to Sheepyard flat too last weekend. That was really awesome and there were an amazing number of people there, and a lot of horses too which the boys liked. The river was a bit cold, but fun to play in. We went in by 4wd, but there were caravans there (apparently there is another road in!).
We have just got a camper and driven from Melbourne to the Goldcoast camping along the way then staying at a caravan park for a week then a resort. The kids have had a ball and we are back in the camper heading home.
We are planning to go out bush with it too. Growing up we had a holiday house but loving the camper we have seen so much already on our first trip.
Lenny that sounds like an awesome spot - (tricky to get to with a camper though ) but I hope DS is ok hun! Poor thing, that would have been so scary!
BR that sounds like what we want to do! How long did it take you to get up there??? Sounds fabulous babe!
AFter our weekend in Inverloch for the long weekend, which was ok, facilities are ace but weather was foul, we went to Torquay last weekend with our friends just for one night - DH is getting used to the set up now, so it doesn't take quite as long for him and it was a nice little break away! 7 loads of washing on the Monday though after 2 weekends away and work in between
I want to go to Mildura next, plus we have a week booked at Invy again! So great for the kids - all they talk about is the van and beach!
Lenny - I want to go to the campsite by boat!!! Only problem is we don't have a boat.....LOL. Gonna have to fix that in the next few years! Hope DS2 is okay!
BR - The amount of times we've talked about doing that drive! We'd love to do it, but we're restricted to only having a week of each year atm. We did it twice when we were kids, two years in a row and loved it, the second year stopping on the Gold Coast for two weeks and then going up to Noosa for an additional week. Never done it towing anything though.
Tan - I saw the pic of your set-up, looks awesome! I was thinking of you with the rubbish weather.
Our camper is coming out this week, but sadly just for work. DH is going to central Vic to work on a house, so the camper is going too for him to stay on site. Wish it was something exciting! We're off to Yarram in a couple of weeks though. Have got our Weber Q on layby too, so pretty excited about that.
Tan we took four days to drive up through the middle of NSW and driving down the coast for a bit taking maybe five days to get home.
Lenny a boat only site sounds awesome apart from your ds but glad he was well looked after.
We found some great 4wding only sites in Toolangi state forest they have only opened up again after the wet season but with Christmas looming it will be a whole before we can head out again.
We are surviving fairly well, the camper is surprisingly big, it's just getting the kids to sleep which has been challenging. Ear plugs and a blindfold have been a blessing as sunrise is early (5.30am).
Tan I know what you mean about the campfire smell, we went away at Easter and it was going all night and day to keep us warm and dry stuff. This trip the parks have had laundries which has been great.
Question for those of you with the pop out campers (the ends that pop out and you sleep in them). What do you do for mattresses?
Ours came with super thick foam mattresses that were too big to stay on the wooden pull out when it was packed up, and when they were slept on, our bodies made indentations in them. We've gotten rid of those and are currently using blow up mattresses, but it's not ideal. DH split one with his elbow the other day and I'm experiencing a fair amount of hip pain during the night as the air filters out gradually. Any tips or suggestions as to what you're using?
Hun we use the ones that came with it, and then we have put those flat camping mats underneath to block the cold (although soon we will be wanting it cool!) I would be getting thick density foam mattresses cut at Clarks in the right thickness that you need. Otherwise, we also have some Dune 4x4 mattresses that we use in the tent for people, they are super awesome comfy, they are self inflating with a section that is foam, they would probably be the same thickness as what our van mattresses are? They sell them at Anaconda, might be worth checking out..
Thank you! We're going to see if we can get the foam cut to size correctly - didn't know it could be done. We'll then use the blow up mattresses over the foam, hopefully will be a bit more comfortable (provided DH doesn't put his elbow through any other mattresses )
I have heard that about the egg shell over the top! Jayco make an innerspring mattress that is quite flat hun(obviously to fit the vans!), they are excy but they are out there if you wanted a super comfy one.
ETA: We have now booked our March long weekend as well! Going to Warburton with some friends who will be camping!! They have a few other friends going as well and its right by the river! Can't wait, now to book something for Easter Feel like all I do is book holidays!
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Bellarine looks like an awesome park, it's one on my list. Not sure if they were regrowing the grass at Swan Hill, but I guess that could make sense! Oh meant to say that we got DD a "Big4 Passport" - each park has it's own unique stamp and the kids can collect them in their own passport to show where they've been. They have them at the reception desks.
) but I hope DS is ok hun! Poor thing, that would have been so scary!
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