Eden

Very early on Boxing Day as in 5am we were hooked up to our camper trailer and ready for our 8 hour drive to Eden. The long drive turned out not to be too bad but nevertheless the kids were glad to get to Eden where we stayed at Sapphire Sun. The first thing they wanted to do was to hit the jumping pillow!

They were also very keen to get to the beach which was literally on our door step ...this was the best part of the park - its own private beach!


Our own private beach

There was plenty to do and the kids just loved being able to jump on their bike and ride to see their friends - Eloise's friends Mackenzie and Eden and Abbey's friend were also in Eden.  The kids were also enjoying their fishing and despite not catching anything they were very patient and amazingly sat still for ages.

There was also plenty to explore around Eden, we drove up to the lookout one day and visited Ben Boyd National Park another day.

Not far from there was an old whaling station which was a little eerie.

And not far from where we were staying there was a great pub in a well preserved historic building with great grounds for the kids to run around in.

Eden is about 25km from Merimbula and we made a few trips there for some shopping, the bakery and the beach.

Merimbula Boardwalk





 

Pambula - Even closer to Eden was Pambula and its beautiful sheltered beach.   One of the calmest and prettiest beaches we've seen north of Queensland!



We also went out on the Cat Balou for a cruise around the various bays and coves around Eden.  Great fun and the girls were so excited when we some dolphins swim up next to the boat.

The dolphin spotting was only matched by a fish and chips lunch on the harbour.

Another day was spent at Magic Kingdom

Another first for the girls was kayaking and Eloise managed to kayak on her own.

One of our favourite parts of camping is eating outdoors.  For some reason, food always seems to taste better outdoors.

Hmmmm....Tathra oysters

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New Years Eve was spent on the beach with some sparklers and some live music.

Tathra and its cool café on the pier was also another great spot not far from Eden.

Christmas Day 2013

For the first time in years we were not in Horsham for Christmas as we had an 8 hour drive to Eden the following day. Christmas day started with opening Santa's presents off course followed by presents from mummy and daddy.

 

 

 

 

The kids were rapt to see that Santa had eaten and drank the cookies and milk they left out for him. Even the reindeers had nibbled on the carrots. And Eloise was thrilled that Santa liked the placemat she had made for him.

 

 This was followed by Christmas lunch at Steven and De's place with De's family where there was again plenty of food and kids. After lunch was more present opening off course !