The weather finally got warm enough (or so we thought) to do our second trip in our camper trailer. We decided on Ballarat so that we could take the girls to Sovereign Hill.
We stayed at a Big 4 which was a 5 minute walk to Soverign Hill. After setting up camp we went for lunch and coffee in town at Such and Such (great little cafe with lots of space and a playroom for the kids) where we met up with Grandma and Aunty Kim.
After that we headed to Lake Wendouree where there was a fantastic kids adventure playground. The girls just did not want to leave!
On a very very cold September morning we took the girls for their first visit to Sovereign Hill. It was so cold that we wore all the clothes that we had with us (which was quite a lot!) and despite all those layers we were still feeling the cold !
The olde fashioned lolly shop was a must visit ...
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| Eloise with her pocketful of crackers from the chinese shop |
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| Back at school |
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| Panning for gold |
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| Any luck Eloise ? |
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| Perhaps there is some at the bottom of the well...heave ho... |
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| Whilst some panned for gold, others found it a little too tiring |
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| The Red Coats |
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| Boo hoo hoo .... we've lost the key ! |
As it happened it was the 2nd annual steam weekend when we were there. There were big ones and some teeny weeny ones. Abbey loved the ride and could be heard for hours later saying "Choo choo, choo choo".
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| Ringing the old school bell |
Seems that at any Big 4 caravan park worth its salt must be a jumping pillow. The one in Ballarat was no exception and was what the girls nominated as the best part of the weekend ! Even though Abbey could not express it in words we know that jumping on the jumping pillow was a highlight because we caught her role playing "ump, ump, ump" with her toys !
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| Eloise was thrilled that there was craft time at the Big 4 park |
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| In Abbey's words, "Ump, ump, ump"... |
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