The Adventures of Eloise and Abbey: Warburton

We made Anzac Day a long weekend this year and headed to Warburton with Mackenzie and her family. Eloise met Mackenzie at child care when they were just 2 and they ended up the same kinder and are now also at school together.

Warburton is another picturesque spot with the river running through the park grounds. We had a very nice grassy site with lots of space for the kids to run and ride around on. It was in fact the perfect spot for Eloise to cement her newly found no training wheel bike riding skills.

Our home away from home on a nice grassy spot

Abbey, Mackenzie and Eloise

Lots of space for the kids to run around

Believe it or not, the river that runs through the park is the Yarra river and the water is actually clear. Brett even drank from it and said that it tasted very sweet and was still alive the next day to tell the tale!

The kids loved throwing rocks in the river and making boats out of leaves and bark to set sail down the river.

Checking out the rapids

There were lots of trails to walk and ride on and the trail into town would through the river and took about 20 minutes.

We rode and walked into town and the girls found a park on the river.

Eloise and Jackson looking for their leaf boat they had floated downstream

The walk to town was very picturesque and there was even an old swing bridge to negotiate. Once in town there were lots of cafes and shops to browse in.

Negotiating the swing bridge

There was even a bike / scooter race with some severe handicapping arranged by Brett. However, Abbey threw the towel in within a few seconds when she realised that her scooter was just not going to be able to compete against the bikes.