To celebrate mine and Bg's birthdays, we decided to go away for the weekend with some friends/ family. Row booked this awesome house in Kiama, 90 mins south of Sydney, so not too far away but far enough to feel like we were away on holiday. We left on Friday afternoon and took a leisurely drive down south and arrived at 5pm. There were 4 couples and each couple had their own room with double bed but there were only 2 bathrooms. The kitchen was awesome and well stocked which was good because we planned to do a lot of cooking over the weekend. On the menu for Friday night was seafood paella and spinach and ricotta cannelloni cooked by our resident chefs, Row and Louise. The food was delicious and the company was excellent.
With Justin around, there's no chance to sleep in so we (Row and I) were up bright and early on Saturday morning. On the breakfast menu was cheese, ham and tomato croissants with a choice of tea, milo or hot chocolate. The others gradually joined us and we were finally all ready to leave the house by 11am to explore Kiama. The first stop was the local market which didn't take too long to peruse but it was by the waterfront so Justin got to ride his scooter along the water. The path finally ended by the blowhole of Kiama. This blowhole is basically a hole in some volcanic rock and when enough pressure has built up, it will spray through the hole. We got to see it in action but not at it's best. But it was beautiful day, sun was shining and it wasn't too cold so we just sat around the blowhole chatting and enjoying the nice weather. Then we were off to find some lunch in the local town. After lunch, the energetic people went for a run, Justin and I had a lovely long afternoon nap and the others decided to drive further out to explore. On the menu for dinner was a braai (BBQ), green salad and potato bake with pavlova for dessert. We all ate ourselves silly and ended the night with a round of Cranium.
For Sunday breakfast, we had a huge fry up...eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns and toast. Our resident breakfast chef, Vernon, made some delicious omelets too. It was another beautiful day but because we were checking out that afternoon, we decided to stay at the house and just eat. After breakfast, while lounging around and chatting, we decided to have to tea and scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam..so yummy! This was in lieu of lunch and then it was time to pack up and leave.
Row, Justin and I took a slow drive back to Sydney and decided to stop in the National Park so Justin could stretch his legs. We'll definitely have to go back to that national park and explore a bit. Justin had a good time feeding the ducks, wrestling with his daddy and running circles around mommy.
Thanks to Row for organising this amazing weekend getaway. Thanks to BG, Louise, Candice, Barry, Vernon and Bonita for your good company and amazing cooking. Thanks to Justin for just being with us. BG and I had a good birthday weekend getaway.
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| Family photo |
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| Kiama blowhole |
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| Bg's birthday breakfast omelet |
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| Feeding the ducks at the national park |
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| Wrestling with dad |
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| More wrestling |
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| Running rings around mommy |
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