Tuesday 22nd May, 2007

Happy 32nd Birthday to Me!!!! I received 2 new books from my girls, one of which was finished by Wye River (now that's a holiday!!) and from my wonderful, thoughtful Husband I received my Motorbike Learners Course and if you have read the previous blog then you know I did it, I survived and I passed, Woo Hoo).

On the way we stopped at a rest stop for morning tea, where while Pip enjoyed her biscuit Caitlyn climbed in trees.
We arrived into Echuca at about 2pm and it this was a great caravan park, they were so helpful, the amenities were great, we were directly opposite the toilets as requested and Caitie loved the kids play area and feeding the ducks in the lake. After we were set up and had lunch we headed into town and to the wharf to book our ride on a Paddle steamer on the Murray River and buy some yummy fudge.
For dinner that night we went to the local club and had a nice dinner and then back to the van for bed.

Pip's sleeping habits were starting to change and she seemed to be waking more frequently than normal and would only go back to sleep with a feed.

Wednesday 23rd May, 2007
The next day after a leisurely breakfast we headed over to the wharf and started our tour and Paddle steamer ride. We were lucky enough to get onto the "Pevensy" which was the boat they used for the Australian 80's TV mini-series, All the Rivers Run were she was called the "Philadelphia". It was a great day and we all enjoyed the whole experience.
After some lunch we went for a walk along the main street, purchased 2 lovely photos/prints for our birthdays. mine is a picture of the "Craig Hut" from The Man From Snowy River with the 2 graves, this is a special place to me as I just loved the movie, You are not a real Aussie if that piece of music as Jim Craig goes over the end of the mountain, doesn't stir you!!! and also now since the hut was burnt down in the fires that went through Victoria late last year. For Andrew, we got a picture of 3 Paddle steamers docked on the Murray, very beautiful.
That night, we decided to put Pip to sleep on our bed while we sat up and watched a DVD with Caitie, the thing was when we went to move Pip back she woke and it took alot to get her back to sleep.

Thursday 24th May, 2007

We hooked up early Thursday morning and headed to Ballarat. Did you know that it is still dark till 7:30am, which is a problem when you are in a caravan and your children are up and 6am!!! you spend your entire morning saying SHHHHHH to Caitlyn and shoving either food or a dummy in the Pip's mouth.