Our beautiful friends Kathy and Rick invited us up to Yarraqonga for the Melbourne Cup long weekend so we packed up the camping trailer and off we went. Robbie thought it would be a good idea to take the work ute so we had more room (valid point) however then mentioned we didn't have a spare tyre. After raiding the scrap metal bin at a Dandenong wreckers we found a 'just in case' substitute and hit the road. It was such a hot weekend with the weather up that way in the high 30s pushing low 40s. Penny was an angel and slept the whole way up (well until we were 10km out of town).
You can't have an O'Brien road trip without some sort of 'event' occurring!
This we laughed about as the headlight fell out on the Hume (with me panicking that it was a tyre blowing out!). Robbie popped it back in and off we went - only to discover we had a flat left rear when we hit town (yes, exactly what I dreaded!). Of course there were no tyre shops open at the weekend so the car was parked until Monday.Sunday morning we went into the market while Penny had 'daddy time' back at the camper as he fitted up the 'spare' tyre we pinched back home which miraculously fitted
perfectly. In the afternoon we went for a swim and out on the boat and Robbie had a go at skiing and wake boarding - I was totally proud of him! Penny enjoyed a dip in the water and hanging out with daddy on the back of the boat in the shade. It was so lovely to relax with friends and enjoy the time away! Monday morning we decided we needed some 'time out' from society and hit the road to travel down to the High Country and camp in the bush. After getting new tyres in town we hit the road and enjoyed chatting (no radio) while Penny slept the entire way once again.We arrived in Woods Point and found the most beautiful place to camp with no neighbours.
Compared to the caravan park where we were all crammed in like sardines and couldn't sleep due to the noise, this was heaven. There was a gorgeous stream running alongside the camper and Robbie built the perfect fire to sit at. We enjoyed it so much and felt totally at peace - our family's first camping trip!
Our beautiful friends Kathy and Rick invited us up to Yarraqonga for the Melbourne Cup long weekend so we packed up the camping trailer and off we went. Robbie thought it would be a good idea to take the work ute so we had more room (valid point) however then mentioned we didn't have a spare tyre. After raiding the scrap metal bin at a Dandenong wreckers we found a 'just in case' substitute and hit the road. It was such a hot weekend with the weather up that way in the high 30s pushing low 40s. Penny was an angel and slept the whole way up (well until we were 10km out of town).
perfectly. In the afternoon we went for a swim and out on the boat and Robbie had a go at skiing and wake boarding - I was totally proud of him! Penny enjoyed a dip in the water and hanging out with daddy on the back of the boat in the shade. It was so lovely to relax with friends and enjoy the time away! Monday morning we decided we needed some 'time out' from society and hit the road to travel down to the High Country and camp in the bush. After getting new tyres in town we hit the road and enjoyed chatting (no radio) while Penny slept the entire way once again.We arrived in Woods Point and found the most beautiful place to camp with no neighbours. 
Compared to the caravan park where we were all crammed in like sardines and couldn't sleep due to the noise, this was heaven. There was a gorgeous stream running alongside the camper and Robbie built the perfect fire to sit at. We enjoyed it so much and felt totally at peace - our family's first camping trip!
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