Day 2 Mt Gambier
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 07:34AM
Well we are happy to report that night 1 in the van went better than expected, Annie has NEVER slept in the same room as us (apart from in the hospital) so we really did not know what to expect with us all sleeping within the same 4 walls. With my snoring & Ness doing ladypops (a nice name for farting)I think not… we were worried that we would keep her awake & she might even keep us awake. But it all went smoothly, she went down at 730 SA time which is her normal time & went through to 230am for a quick feed then back to sleep till 6, awesome!!!
Blue Lakes Caravan Park is great, for those of you who ever get down this way. Luxury cabins right down to tent sites. We caught up with my brother Craig & his wife Helen today, they live in Mt Gambier, Craig is cooking dinner tonight! Last I knew Craig couldn’t cook to save himself!!! Hope he has improved. Annie had fun on Craig & Helen’s floor and loved Sasha the Beagle who is a 9 year old puppy. Campbell, Evelyn & Joe were there too (Annie’s cousins) she was a little confused by Campbell who looks a lot like Dan (her brother).
We decided to go for a look around Mt Gambier, Craig & Helen suggested we go to Port MacDonnell which is only 24km from Mt Gambier, wow you guys need to see this place, it is right on the coast with beautiful limestone cliffs jutting out for as far as you can see. It is also the Crayfish capitol of SA, pity we are here when it is not Cray season! Get onto a real estate website & search for properties in Port MacDonnell, there are properties with awesome sea views for $300K…..Anyone want to go halves in a holiday home? Great fishing, boating & coastal life only 6.5hrs from Melbourne! Although there is a funny picture of a wheelchair park at the foot of a set of stairs up to a lookout, check it out in the photos section.
Most of you know I work in safety, we were on the way back to Mt Gambier travelling at 95km/h behind a milk truck, there were three cars behind me and I happened to look in my mirror & see the last car pull out and proceed to overtake the other two cars and me AND THEN SLAM HIS BRAKES ON TO PULL IN BETWEEN ME & THE TRUCK!
But wait…..there’s more, he then tailgated the truck for a minute or so & then pulled out over double yellow lines on a bend and overtook the truck!
But wait…..there’s more, no sooner had he passed the truck and we saw in the distance the welcoming site of blue & red flashing lights coming towards us….. Yep, he was busted big time!!! As he pulled over to the side of the road it was quite satisfying to give him a toot (The idiot, not the cops)….. I’m not being a wowser here, I’ve occasionally crept over the speed limit, but this guy was being stupid & dangerous.
Footnote to above story: Ness had the camera in her hand during all of this, its funny how when you are caught up in one thing you can switch off to another….would have made great photos!!!
Note to Dan, hang in there mate, his footy team the under 17’s got beat today, 111-7 no that is not a typo. They have only won one game this season so it’s getting tough for the boys to see the positives Dan said he played as hard as he could, well done mate that’s all I ever ask of you.
Fruit & Nut Saga update
Still in the car! I guess she didn’t need a snack today?
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Today I woke up in the box on wheels, my whole life I have only ever slept in my bedroom, or at Nans so it was funny waking in a different place, I’ll get used to it, I have my favourite toys & blankets so it feels like home.
Mum & Dad said today we were going to visit Uncle Craig & Aunty Helen and my cousins Joe, Evelyn & Campbell. I was happy to see them, but even happier when I met their dog Sasha….She is funny & stole some jelly beans from under my Dad’s wheelchair, Aunty Helen says she can smell food from miles away….. Dad what is a mile?
After our visit to Uncle Craig & Aunty Helen Mum said we should go for a drive, I thought she said go to MacDonalds…… but I’m too little for junk food, it was Port MacDonnell….. I guess my ears are still forming huh?
We drove out to this place and all of a sudden the road stopped and there was the biggest bath in the world, everything just turned to water and it was blue & white and came towards us in big walls, Dad told me they were waves! I reckon you could have a bath in this water with all your friends and still have room for more, this is the first time I have seen the beach this close.
We drove through this town and along the edge of this bath (or beach) for ages, Mum and Dad kept stopping and saying “Oooh isn’t that beautiful” Dad stopped at this lookout and there was a wheelchair car park there but then it had steps to get to the lookout! I’m only 8 months old and I know that wheelchair folks can’t climb steps, what sort of dummy designed this?
Then we drove around the town and looked at some houses that were for sale, Dad said they were cheap but Mum said they were a long way away, I like it when my Mum & Dad discuss things, they both listen to each other’s views, then Dad just does what Mum says! It works.
Dad pulled into this carpark near the beach and all of a sudden a zillion magic flying fairies came over to our car, they were beautiful & magic and could just float in the air, but one of them must be a nasty fairy because it did a poo on the man’s car next to us! Dad and Mum called them Seagulls but to me they are magic flying fairies!
We were driving back to Mount Gambier following this big truck when my Dad said “What the Truck!”…..or something similar (My ears again!) and this man overtook us in his car but then pulled in, in front of us. Dad called him a dick head, I’ll ask him what it means when I can talk.
The man then passed the truck and Mum said it was double lines (I’m sure I’ll understand one day… I got lots to learn)
But then Mum & Dad started laughing because coming the other way was this car with Blue & Red flashing lights, it made the silly man stop and Mum and Dad said he will get a ticket? Another question that will have to wait till I can talk!
So today was a fun day, I saw some family, went to MacDonalds, saw the world’s biggest bath & watched a dick head get a ticket (not sure about the last one….. can’t wait till I’m a big girl)
Love from AnnieInAVan
Reader Comments (4)
Hi Annie, You sound like your having fun! I think you'll have to teach me some of the new words your learning while your away, I've heard my mummy and daddy say them too! but i'm not sure what they mean! The big bath sound like fun maybe we can get all the kids from Mums group together and have a splash!! I like splashing. The nasty fairy sounded funny pooing on a mans car, maybe he needs to wear a nappy!!
The blue and red flashing lights would have been funny! Better go and get changed Mum says I made a mess with breakfast, I don't know any other way! Enjoy today miss you heaps and have fun in your new car seat, its the same as mine!! Its fun facing forward isn't it!! lots to see
xx Jack
ps mum says to say hi to you mummy and daddy!
Hi team
Well at least the dickhead got caught! I just passed my learners so have all of that to look forward to. Can't wait to be able to do road trips! The pics look great - keep up the great work Ness. As far as the stairs go - are you really surprised? Some planners need to get a pay cut.
Annie - you do have lots to learn hun and your getting a great start to the education process. I would like to say though McDonalds is not healthy and should be something avoided at all costs. As far as Mum and Dad communication, they have a special way to do it and you will learn how to minipulate them both in time (you already have them wrapped around your little finger so won't take many lessons lol)
Travel safe guys and looking forward to next install
xxxxxx
PS have those nuts expired?
This blog needs a "like" button !
Just catching up with the blog as we have been away in Singapore and Bintan Island with Kylie and crew. Have to ask on the way to Mt Gambier did you go through Portland (my home town)? Great part of the world you have been travelling through and already enjoying all the comments. Annie no doubt is learning heaps. Take care and continue to have fun. Liz xxxx