Happy father's day at Barn Hill

It was all good timing...we happened to be passing back through Broome and I happened to have seen a newspaper ad about fathers day, (and we don't read the paper much at all)...so we figured out fathers day was the next day!
Having just broken our cheap kids fishing rod,the gift choice was easy, hiding it in the car was not. I had actually made an extra trip back to the shopping centre car park, but can't say I noticed whether charlie's bike was still there or not, but once we did return, it was gone. It was our fault for forgetting we were back in civilisation and didn't lock it properly on the rack, but it was disappointing, pretty damn annoying and a big inconvenience...not to mention charlie's sadness at losing his beloved blue bike. We soon discovered some young kids were seen with it at the petrol station..putting air in the flat tyre, so we drove around the neighbouring streets hoping to find it and the naughty boys who stole it! So we ended up wasting a lot of time, reported it to the police (thinking we may be able to claim it on insurance)...then headed off out of Broome. We had planned on driving to 80mile beach, but it was getting late so we headed off to Barn Hill, a working cattle station on a beautiful stretch of beach. We arrived feeling pretty tired and quickly set and and ate dinner, choosing a shady site protected from the wind this time!
Barn Hill is a gorgeous camp ground...full of retirees spending their southern winter here where it's warm. The campground is full of big caravans, winnebago's and satellite dishes...everyone looking a little too relaxed! The showers are open air, so during the day you can shower in the warmth of the sun...and it is warm!


Sunday 5th October
Grant was thrilled with his new fishing rod, 2 books and cycling magazines. A yummy breakfast, coffee, bacon and tomatoes...then a day spent on the beach and testing out the new rod (including one for the boys). Dinner was shared with around 60 or so others, roast under the stars with a local band...how great is that!
Oh...and Grant decided to finally get rid of that facial hair today...yippee!



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Then it was time for the boys to have a trim..




Cazz x

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