Day 12

Hi there from Adelaide!
Well we managed to get away at 8.45 am this morning - got to be a personal record!! Lots of packing up last night and Darrin and Jeanette packing up more this morning before two of the three were asleep. Zac is proving himself to be an excellent helper at setting up and taking down camp. He has a great grasp of what happens and in what order and he is really enjoying his role.

We managed to get all the way to Adelaide with only one stop - the kids did really well - the DVD player helped a lot too!!! Zac's new catch cry - we seem to be hearing it really frequently at the moment is " Mum I'm hungry!" So a constant supply and a variety of snacks needs to be on hand in the car (and everywhere else)

Arrived at the van park about 2.15 and set up - dreadfully hot - 39 degrees. So once set up it was off to the pool - it seems so small after the swimming lake at Naracoorte. Back for dinner, baths, stories and bed. Baths tonight took on a slightly different slant for Gemma - I was planning on giving them a sponge bath - Gem took a look at the sink and asked to get in - she fits so she sat in the kitchen sink filled with lukewarm water and drank her milo all while watching the TV. She was happy and no longer grumpy with the heat so we all won! - will try and post pic tomorrow - broadband reception is sporadic here so we wont try anything too fancy.

Just as we were getting the boys ready for bed out next door neighbour asked us if we had seen the koala - about 4 sites up from us there is a koala who hangs out in the branches of what appears to be some sort of maple tree. He is only a couple of meters from the ground so you can get quite a good look at him. It made the boys night with Ethan declaring loudly "I love it"