Easter at Burrill Lake – Days 3 – 5

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Day 3 started with another cloudy sky. Everyone did their own thing for breakfast. I tried these oats – which were okay.

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After breakfast we hung out at the Powell’s van – trying to photograph the yellow tailed black cockatoos.

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Kevin, Thea, Viv & Sarah went for a drive into town, bringing back some delicious pies for lunch – and some balloons.

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The skies cleared up a bit in the afternoon and the tide was in.

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Later in the afternoon we joined some friends of the Powells’ for cheese and nibblies.

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While Athena & Viv continued making balloon animals.

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Which made them very popular with all the kids in the park :-).

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Easter Sunday involved Easter Eggs of course. But since I wasn’t feeling great I didn’t manage to get any photos (or video) of the kids opening their gifts. Christy got some new pjs and Athena a pop vinyl. Plus some Lindt eggs.

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Athena & Viv was nice enough to cook/BBQ breakfast for everyone.

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Today a petting zoo came to the park and it was lovely getting to interact with all the animals.

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I especially loved the calf.

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and this chicken, who was so soft.

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In the afternoon the sun finally appeared.

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And we finally got Christy and Alyssa out of the motorhome and off their computers and onto the standup paddleboards.

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It was a restful afternoon, and after working for a bit on my smashbook I went for a walk to the beach.

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As you can see the clouds had rolled back in.

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But I still enjoyed sitting on the dune watching the waves for some time…until I felt a few drops of rain and headed back, just in case it started pouring down (which it didn’t).

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Tonight Leanne made us a delicious potato gnocchi for dinner. Served with some garlic bread.

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On Easter Monday we were up and away rather punctually, hoping to beat the traffic home (which we did). We stopped at the Heritage Bakery in Milton to buy some breakfast.

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Kevin and I had quiches – with some of the best pastry I’ve ever had. However, we also bought some apple pies/turnovers, which really weren’t that great.

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We had a great trip home (and heard of bad traffic from people who left a few hours after we did). It was such a nice relaxing weekend – just hanging out and chatting. And, of course, eating :-).