Pre holiday holiday!

We had a sneaky pre-school holidays camping trip to Stradbroke Island on the weekend.

The trip had been planned for a good month or so but the timing ended up being perfect, with us taking delivery of Nick's new 4wd ute just the weekend before.

Ol got a sneaky day off school on the Friday and we were on the 7am barge. This got us into Flinders Beach around 8am where we managed to nab the perfect camping spot that we had been crossing our fingers for.

Set on a little freshwater creek that eventually runs into the ocean, it was just what we needed for our party of 10. The boys got the campsite set up beautifully (with a cold beer in hand) while the wives kept the children and dogs safe while offering pearls of wisdom about where everything should go.

The creek we camped on would have been perfect for bathing in, except these two seem to prefer their black tub. We couldn't help but notice that it was a bit squishier than it had been in Septmember and I'm thinking we might need to get a bigger tub before our next trip!

In case you are wondering where Ol is in all these shots, I'm pretty sure he was off having too much fun to pose for a photo. But there is plenty of video footage once I find a moment to edit it down.

I did manage to capture a cute one of him while they were sleeping though. Despite having a queen and a single mattress to spread out on, I found them squashed right on top of each other. That's how ridiculously co-dependent they are!!

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