After a healthy McDonalds breakfast we headed to Dooralong Resort, it was a long trip but eventually got there...... This is were what you expect doesn't eventuate!!!

We thought lets go to some where in the Hunter as that is half way home, so I put Hunter Valley in google and came out with the really nice resort that had these little cottages that had a special for 2 nights and they said were kid friendly. They had a restaurant but also a tavern with a bistro, which would be more in our price range and better for the girls. The deal included a full buffet breakfast both days, a hay ride, entry to the animal park and this great cottage.......AhHa well Dooralong is drive to Wyong, turn right and then drive another 15 minutes bush, if we had realised where it was we would have just got a ocean view apartment in The Entrance, anyway....

We get there, I check in, I am told that all is fine our cottage is ready and that if we wanted dinner at the restaurant then we should book once we get settled.... "What about the Tavern", I hear you ask, as I did, oh that is only opened Wed through to Fri and the restaurant is only opened Sat through to Tue.... (we are here mon to wed), then I am told that the animal feeding is at 10am, we are there at 3pm and the tracker blew up so there are no hay rides....... So by now I am starting to get a bit, how would you say FRUSTRATED. Then they call the courtesy van to pick us up as no cars are permitted on resort grounds, we unload everything, load it all into the van, Andrew takes Pip and I have Caitie who is now crying as when the van came up she got scared ran the other way and fell on the sharp gravel and ripped open her hands. We drive down to the boom gate around the corner and up the hill 100 mtrs, ohh look here is cottage 14!!!!! It took us longer to pack the van than it did to drive to the cottage. Then we climb the 5 steps up to the verandah that has no rails to stop Caitlyn falling to her certain broken limbs, open the door and walk into this rather nice, timber cottage with 2 lounges, a table and chairs, tv, aircon, separate bedroom, huge bathroom and a steel spiral staircase (that's treads are not even the depth of my feet) up to the loft where the 2 single beds for Caitlyn to sleep in....... YEAH RIGHT MAYBE WHEN PIGS FLY!!!!!!! So we end up putting Caitie in the porta cot and Pip gets to sleep on a pillow on the floor. Ohh did I say sleep as if that was going to happen!!!!!! Oh yeah and I forgot to mention that most of the winders on the windows are broken and the screens have holes big enough to let in the killer mosquito's from the land of HUGE!!! to eat my kids, I'm sure I saw one pick up Pip and trying to fly away with her one stage (ok maybe not, but do you think this was not one off our better wedding anniversaries....)

We also swam, in the icy waters of the duck poo covered pool area, hmmm fun.

Oh yeah that's why we are here to celebrate being married 8 years..... Do you know what we did !!!! don't worry its not r rated, while I was fighting to get Pip to sleep in one room Andrew is watching Mythbusters with Caitlyn in the other!!!! SEX SEX what is that!!!!
Tuesday is stormed!!!! Wednesday we came home.......

On the upside, the restaurant was fabulous they accommodated us so well, Carley and Roslene the hosts were fantastic, they allowed us to order from the tavern menu and were not concerned about the girls, as they both had kids of their own and understood. There was only 2 other couples there while we were and we had an 6pm dinner so we never really interrupted anyone's meal times with Caitlyn trying to blow out the candles on the tables as she walked past and refusing to eat her dinner.......

All I can say, as much as we love our kids and they are a product of our marriage and love, they are NEVER coming on our wedding anniversary celebration AGAIN!!!!!
Dirty Weeked away the only dirty thing was the floor!!!!!!!!