Milla - A Good Day for Wildlife

Yesterday I saw a cloowarla on the footprthe. It was very coot.

It was a good day for wildlife cose then crosing the rode was an acinu. Wow!

On our trip we have also seen kangaroos and emus.  

One of the emus that we saw near Uluru had 5 babies. We saw it with Nannie and Pop.

We have also seen lots of dead kangaroos on the side of the road and a budgie got stuck in the front of our car.

Harvey- Bells Beach

We have now finishished the Great ocsean Road and went to Bells Beach for lunch.  We walked down the stairs to the beach.  I reckon there was about 70.

Bells beach is famous because there is a world serfing tornament.bells beach normaly has lots of big waves but today it wasn't very windy so there wernt many serfers.

The sand had lots of small black bits. Mum got her sand sample.

Go West Movie

Milla- My Nature Collection

I colet flaiwis and things  from ooll arawd ozstalea.

I collect them from everywhere.  I put them in my door.  There is a little pocket next to me when I get into the car.

When I get home I'm going to make a diorama out of all my nature things.

This is my collection.  

My favourite thing is the orange flower.  I got it from the campsite today. 

My other favourite thing is the rabbit skull.  I found it just outside a rabbit's burrow.

I am very good at spotting new species.  Did you know that you could find a new species of insect in your backyard?  Take it into the museum and they will name it after you.

Maisie-Happy Campers

We are nearly halfway through our trip and we are getting pretty quick with our set-ups and pack-ups. We all have our jobs around the camp ground and we know where every thing is kept. I always set up inside the tent like all the bags, mattresses and sleeping bags. It is a great job if it is raining because you don't get wet and cold but not so good if it is 38 degrees outside because it is always hotter in the tent! Milla and Harvey fight over who is 'peg boy or girl' which is a job where you follow dad around with the pegs so he can peg the tent and fly down. Then if we are doing a full set-up (which is if we are staying more than one night) we put up the gazebo and Milla normally helps mum with the kitchen.This is what a full set-up looks like.

After we have set up Harvey normally plays golf and Milla either plays in the garden or helps mum cook.

 In the tent there are three rooms, one for the kids, one for mum and dad and one for all the bags in the middle.

We pack all our bags, pillows, sleeping bags and togs up in the pod. The fridge-freezer, toiletries bags and lunch for when we have lunch on the side of the road is kept in the boot and all the other stuff like the tent, gezebo and camping chairs are packed in the trailer.  I wouldn't want to be in the car now though because Milla vomited in the car along the winding Great Ocean Road and it still stinks of regurgitated caramel milkshake she had earlier.   

 

Harvey- London Bridge is Falling Down!

 

London Bridge (above) was once conected to the main land, but in 1990 the first arch colapst and a few people were stuck on the new island and then a helicopter had to come and reskue them. Luckly know one was hurt.

The 12 Apostles are limestone rocks which have been eroded away from the main land. Today you can only see 7 as the rest have fallen because of the rough waves smashing up against the soft limestone.

The 12 Apostles are a major land mark in Australia. There were so many look outs along the Great Ocean Road Maisie took photos at every stop but left her camera in the car for the 12 Aposltes.

Milla- Port Fairy Fairy

I am in Port Fairy and I lost my second tooth ever.  And I am very excited because Port Fairy is where the fairies come on holidays so they won't have to come far.  I might even get double!