A fun day of Easter fun – all organised by Amy, though the other did help to do things.
It all started with an Easter egg hunt.
Then there was special Easter lunch.
And finally egg colouring.
Love the colours – so vivid this year.
The day ended with a swim and a spa – to the accompaniment of an afternoon storm.
Certainly makes me wish I’d had a big sister to organise so many fun events.
I didn’t have the best night’s sleep. Had a really bad headache and kept waking up. So it was lucky that Amy decided to sleep in this morning. In fact, I was the first awake just before 6am. I showered and dressed and got the girls up. Then we hit the road. We certainly saw some sights on the way home and could not believe it when we saw this calf being towed down the highway. So cute.
Around 8am we finally stopped near Taree for breafkast.
I had a toasted cheese and tomato sandwich and got a tea to go.
It was a much nicer day – blue skies and sunshine. And of course the ever present road works.
Unfortunately we arrived at Oliver’s way before lunchtime but Amy desperately wanted the Korma curry so we decided to get it and eat a bit further up the road.
Service was pretty bad – maybe because we were too early for lunch I don’t know. I think the young guy serving just didn’t have a clue. After we waited for 5mins he informed up that the rice wasn’t ready and would take another 10mins. I suggested we just have it with mashed potatoes – which luckily were ready. Christy amused herself with the love bucket and my spare change.
Back on the road. Unfortunately Amy couldn’t get a great photo of this trike and it’s little caravan.
And finally we arrived in Sydney… and the traffic… and so many trucks…
It was a little daunting – give me country highways any day! We gave up finding a nice picnic place to stop for lunch (the one we passed wasn’t sign posted) so ended up pulling into a truck stop.
Than finally we were coming down the escarpment and into Wollongong.
We had a very warm welcome from the pups and were thrilled to find Mum & Dad had been busy cleaning all our outdoor areas and the girls bedrooms. I really do have the BEST Mum & Dad. It’s so appreciated as I haven’t been able to do much since hurting my ribs and I was getting further behind with everything.
Now I just have to tackle the laundry…and repack… before we head off for Easter on Thursday!
When we woke up this morning we decided it made sense to head home and have an extra full day at home before we head to Canberra for Easter. So we got up and got the car packed. Then headed to the indoor pool for another sauna and swim.
On the way back I took a photo of this sign. Can’t believe that I was the one who spotted it :-).
I showered and dressed and we went downstairs for a last visit the British Lolly shop…
and Bakers Delight. Christy will miss her freshly made cheese rolls.
We had an early lunch – using up some leftover food – falafel wraps for Amy & I.
followed by a very decadent, post-lunch bowl of ice-cream (all in the name of using up supplies) :-).
Then it was time to say goodbye to Surfers Paradise
and head back to NSW. Love these tunnels.
Christy was loving all the sugar cane so we pointed out the mill when we passed it.
Later she settled in the watch Diary of a Whimpy Kid again.
At one of our toilet stops we were quite surprised to see these chickens. That’s the highway you see through the trees so I hope these crazy girls know where they’re going.
Unfortunately we did come into some pretty horrid weather. Not fun driving in this I can tell you.
It continued to rain on and off for much of the trip.
5.5 hours later – around 6pm we drove into Kempsey. We spotted a Dominos to stopped to get some dinner. While there I looked up trip advisor to see what was the best rated motel. And we found the Kempsey Powerhouse Motel. I was a bit uncertain but it was fabulous. I’ve posted a review on trip advisor but it’s still pending.
We were pleased with the decor, it was spotlessly clean, the owners were very friendly and it was only $103 a night.
One we bought in our things from the car we enjoyed our pizza.
then hoped into bed with our various electronic devices. Christy was especially happy because you could borrow DVDs for free and they had The Neverending Story 2.
I stayed up with her till it finished then it was off to snoozy land for all of us.
A bit of a sleep in again this morning but I didn’t miss the sunrise as it was a bit cloudy today. And in case you were wondering about the eggs and the ugly chicken – here it is in all it’s glory (one eye and all).
Unfortunately Amy started complaining of a sore ear yesterday afternoon so we went to the medical center (right downstairs) when they opened at 9am. As we expected she has an ear infection.
Then it was off to Pacific Fair for some fun girly shopping. First stop was Colette – have seen this shop before but we loved it.
Then Peter Alexander…
where Amy got some new PJs and Christy got some cute slippers.
There was also Esprit; Bed, Bath & Table (more Easter goodies); L’occitane (for a restock of skin care product – also scored LOTS of freebies); and the girls visited Diva. Then it was back to the car to drop off all our bags.
Then it was time for our date with Justin Bieber.
I didn’t know at lot about Justin Bieber. In fact, when I first heard about him and Amy told me the song he sung I was surprised because I had thought it was sung by a girl :-). Anyway, the movie really was fabulous. The boy really has got talent and has worked hard for his success. At this stage he still seems like a real nice kid so it will be interesting to see how fame effects him. So wouldn’t wish his life on anyway – fabulous as some parts would be, so many obsessive fans would have be very daunting, and a little frightening. The girls enjoyed the movie too and while Amy was already a fan, Justin acquired two more fans today :-).
Then it was time for some shopping. You know I was excited when I spotted this :-).
Christy and I both scored some new crocs.
Then time for a late lunch – it was 3pm. I always go to a great salad place here but it was closed. My sadness disappeared when I spotted Salsa’s.
Amy and I shared the vegetarian tacos and cheese quesidillas. Both were so yummy.
More shopping – trying to get Winter clothes for both the girls. We didn’t buy the ear muffs for Christy, cute as they were…
but we did buy this for Justin’s newest fan :-).
We finally left just on 5.30pm and got to see a rainbow and a lovely sunset. It was a great day but Amy was a bit hormonal and Christy grumpy at times so it was a bit up and down. And I did not expect us to be gone ALL day so we were all complaining of sore feet.
After resting my feet for a bit I prepared a quick and easy dinner of pasta with a bought tomato sauce.
Later we enjoyed some ice cream while watching Matilda – one the girls favourite movies.
Tomorrow : An easier day (I hope) – packing, swimming and maybe a short to Sea World.
