Camping at the Coast

 Talk about a vacation! Last month we escaped to Jervis Bay before the end of school/holiday rush. It was a week chock full of beauty, wildlife, mess and fun. Memories were made, folks!

 We stayed at Greenpatch Campgrounds, which had the friendliest wildlife I've seen to date. Birds all over us, possums trying to eat out of our pot (I literally had to remove them with my hands) and heaps of roos, even a snake found shelter in the bathroom block after a rainy night. It was exciting.

But the beaches were the real highlight. Beyond beautiful - exotic, rustic, and altogether EMPTY. Amazing. I'll never get over the beaches here.

Would've been the perfect picture op for a Christmas card... but I'm not that organized.
Instead, we got this:

 Camping with 5 kids is bound to be an adventure, but we were able to laugh through most of the painful parts.

 Lessons learned: 

fly nets work for mozzies too

candles are a poor substitute for an open fire

mandatory tick checks are a must before bed 

(we tweezed off 5 total)

car dance parties can be a great respite on early morns or rainy days

every speck of food must be locked up before dusk 

(or you're in for a wild night combating the vandals)

 (My attempted car nap and the elusive kookaburra.)

 We explored many of the local beaches and hikes. Our favorites: Murray's Beach, Cave Beach, and the Guinness Record Whitest Sand in the World at Hyam's Beach.

 

new sunglasses photoshoot - work it!

Lured the fam over to this cave with crazy layers of black insects above.

 Hard to leave such a paradise!