Ella’s never been on a holiday, a real holiday (well except going to Nanny & Pa’s). Friends of ours Phill and Kim asked if we’d like to join them at Easter camping and they were taking their boy Ninja with them, so we thought it a great idea to take Ella-Jane away on her first ever holiday with mum and dad – and why not camping!!!
Destination is Windeyer about 33 kays out of Mudgee (literally in the middle of nowhere).
Our camp site
Karl & Ella looking right at home
Not too shabby. Now as you can see Ella has made herself comfy on my chair…hmmm.
Phill, Kim and Ninja just across the grass
Phill, Kim & Ninja’s home away from home
Their setup is just a little more flash than ours….lol
As you can see, Ella has settled right into the camping scene – making herself quite at home at the table, enjoying the conversation…….”what was that dad….don’t let mum catch me at the table”.
oops…..LOL
Lucky for us Ninja and Ella-Jane got on just fine….well until she growled at him..oops.
A chilly night but the owners commandeered a fire pit for us….toasty!!
Ella decided it was warmer on my lap in front of the fire.
Off to bed and surprisingly Ella thought it was great. Of course she took up most of the sleeping bag curled up in a nice bundle down my legs……can’t remember if that was before or after Karl had evicted her from the bottom of his sleeping bag.
A crisp morning, the boys have the billy going for our morning coffee. In a paddock at the end of the caravan park are some sheep. Ella was a bit inquisitive yesterday but today hmmm. Karl lets her off the lead (she’ll be right – famous last words) and she’s off…..oops. “You go get her”….yep you guessed it, she’s through the fence and off after the sheep….LOL
Here’s Karl bringing her back, like nothing had happened.
Yummy breaky of bacon and eggs on an English muffin and coffee – the good life!! Then it’s off for some touristy stuff.
The Honey Haven
New things for Ella to try
Somehow, I don’t think she has the muscle to pull that cart….but she had to try!
Then onto lunch at the Blue Wren Winery
What a beautiful day for an outside lunch..
A quick stop at Peter Van Gent Winery. Must say Ella and Ninja have been excellent visiting all these places.
Then we’re off back to Windeyer for a restful afternoon. On the way Karl & I found our first home, with lots of yard for Ella to run around in.
What do you think? Was a bargain…
Just needs a little bit of work, but she’ll be apples!!
Windeyer Rd is home to an interesting array of art at the front of someones property
Back at camp we kick back with cheese, bickies, dip, nibblies and of course wine before having an afternoon nap…as you do. Sitting round the fire again chatting away and enjoying the peacefulness and it’s amazing where the time goes.
We had rain last night, not much just enough to make things wet but not soaking. I get a sleep in…ahh and Kim and the boys have got breaky started already. Ella’s happily wandering around on her lead with Karl but he decides to let her off again. Words of warning from me “you know she’s going to head straight for the sheep and you know where you’ll be going”. Karl “no she won’t, she’ll be fine” (famous last words, again) – she’s off like a rat up a drain pipe after them sheep. She didn’t even stop for the fence this time she went straight through into the paddock. Anyways, here’s the result…
I remember you guys from yesterday.
Let’s play………
Chasings……YAY!!! I’m gonna catch you if you don’t run faster than that…..lol
Well, I’ve turned you round, now what to do…..
Better go back to dad, before I gets in BIG trouble.
As you can see, Ella-Jane had a ball. It was great to take her away with us and we’d do it again.
Thanks Kim, Phill & Ninja for the invite – we all had a great time and laugh, haven’t laughed so much in ages.
