Easter Weekend Away - part two

Saturday we headed up to Dan's family holiday house at Caves Beach.  The weather was perfect and the water was warm- so we took full advantage. 

Caves Beach

Caves Beach

Dyllan's Easter basket.. that we ate all of.

mmm Easter eggs

Ruffling her birds feathers

spotted... an Easter egg..

going to get the Easter egg

Girl on a mission

After breakfast/ Easter basket we decided to get out and see some of the neighboring beaches, parks, and pubs - something we had never done before.  Usually when we go up there- we hang around Caves beach and the house.  We were so glad we ventured off this time- we found an awesome camping spot- on the beach and not very well known (maybe because you have to pay $7 to enter the park- in order to even find it)  We will definitely be going back- during camping season.  Who wants to come?! 

We also found this small town called Catherine Hill Bay- which was gorgeous.  The houses were old and run down- and farm-like (people had chicken coops, 6 dogs, goats type farm..) but so close to this beautiful beach... strange.  Wonder how long it will be before this town is a completely different place?!  Its only 2 hours north of downtown Sydney- which doesn't make it THAT remote..

Catherine Hill Bay Beach

Dan- loving the view.  Seriously was so pretty!

Munmorah State Park

Picnic time

Going for a swim

LOVES the beach!

Perfect temperature for swimming

Look what the tide washed up..Dyllan attempting to body surf.

And almost washed back out..

Waiting for the perfect wave so she can body surf

Budgiwoi Beach

Catho Pub- ACDC cover band (they were actually REALLY good!)- wine- fun Easter evening!

Really into the music..

This is what all the rockers wear, right?

Easter Weekend Away- part one

Happy Easter.  And Anzac Day!  Lucky for us- Easter and Anzac Day fell on the same weekend- meaning that it was an extra long weekend here in Australia.  Dan had Fri-Tues off work so we decided to get out of the city and head for the hills.. and the beach.  Thursday afternoon Dyllan and I packed up the car- picked up Dan from work and headed west to a place called Kenthurst - where Bushy's parents live.  They were away for the weekend so we had the entire ranch to ourselves.  It was so much fun.   We got there around dinner time- and didnt waste any time cracking open the wine and decorating our pizzas.  We talked for hours then headed to bed.  The next morning was a lazy, lounging by the pool, do-nothing in our pajamas kind of morning.  The sun was out and there was plenty of relaxing to be had.  Stacey and I caught up on all the latest celebrity gossip magazines- while the boys watched some bike race on tv.  Perfect.  Around lunch time we decided it was time to get out of the house- so we headed to the Hawksburry river for fish and chips in the park.  We came back home around dinner time- and Bushy and Stacey made a tasty (and SUPER spicy!) chilli prawn fettuccine- and we watched movies till late.  The next morning the boys went on a 60km bike ride up through the Blue Mountains- while Stacey and I  watched reality TV.. haha (hey- someone had to stay with Dyllan, right?  plus it was raining..) 

Someone loved fish and chips...

The Hawksburry River

Their dog- Jess- would circle around and around and around the pool... all day long.. haha!

When the boys got back- Dan and I packed up the car and headed up to Caves Beach (to his parents holiday house).  We spent two nights there- and celebrated Easter with lots of chocolate!  I will have to put the Caves Beach photos on a different blog- because the photos are taking FOREVER to upload.. one.at.a.time.. sooo slow.  Stupid blogger.  Anyway.. hopefully I can do this tomorrow.