P365 – Day 262 – flowers (19/09/2011)
Our last day. Juniordwarf, Slabs and I went to Floriade, Canberra’s annual spring festival, with Grandma. We had a couple of hours there. Juniordwarf loved smelling the flowers, even the ones that weren’t scented. In amongst the stalls was the Chilli...
P365 – Day 261 – picnicking (18/09/2011)
Slabs and I got a well-earned sleep in this morning, and the family got to experience the fun that is Juniordwarf waking up early on a Sunday morning! We met Lil Sis and Mr Tall for a picnic lunch at Weston Park and a ride on the miniature railway. ...
P365 – Day 260 – sight-seeing and partying (17/09/2011)
We went shopping this morning, then did a bit of sight-seeing. Or rather, we went to Parliament House. Juniordwarf loved the water feature at the front of Parliament House, and insisted on dipping his feet in. After that, we drove up Mount Ainslie to show Juniordwarf Canberra from above....
P365 – Day 259 – remembering (16/09/2011)
Today marked two years since my father passed away. I wanted to do something to remember him, but wasn’t really sure what would be the right thing to do, especially since we’d be on holidays. I decided that, as Dad had served in the military and had spent many...
P365 – Day 258 – happy birthday (15/09/2011)
Today was Juniordwarf’s birthday. He’d been so excited about it: the holiday, being with Slabs’ family, getting a pirate cake . . . and he said he was going to wear his pirate suit all day. When I asked him what he wanted for his birthday he said he...
P365 – Day 257 – travel-log Day 4 (14/09/2011)
Today was the last day of our road trip, from Tumut to Canberra. Goodbye Grandma & Grandad We did the obligatory stop at the Dog on the Tuckerbox (where Juniordwarf, upon learning that we didn’t know the Dog’s name, decided that its name was Charlotte). We’d stopped there the...
P365 – Day 256 – travel-log day 3
Some photos from our day in Tumut. First up, our walk by the river and the race course. Slabs and I went out for lunch sans Juniordwarf, who had a great afternoon with his grandparents. Here are some photos of some buildings in town....
P365 – Day 255 – travel-log day 2 (12/09/2011)
Today’s schedule: Sleep in. Drive from Adaminaby to Tumut, through Kusciuszko National Park, stopping to visit the Yarrangobilly Caves. It was a clear sunny morning, and there were no reports of snow on the road, so we were confident we’d have an uneventful trip across the mountains. The ‘high...
P365 – Day 254 – travel-log day 1 (11/09/2011)
Today’s schedule: Get up at 4.00 am for a 6.00 am flight to Canberra via Melbourne. Pick up hire car. Drive to Adaminaby via Cooma. The map Slabs and I gave Juniordwarf his own little trolley case as an advance birthday present yesterday, so he could have his things...
P365 – Day 253 – packing (10/09/2011)
Isn’t packing to go on holidays fun?!...