Family Holiday to Sydney

Wednesday September 6, 2017

So... my eldest Sarah, and my youngest, Matthew, and I decided we would go together for a mini family roadtrip and holiday to Sydney, to catch up with other family and just have some good, old fashioned fun.

Sarah arrived to collect me before 6am and then , we went to get Matt and hit the road.

It was a fun, chatty and easy drive and we arrived to Coffs, our first overnight port of call in good time, after making at stop at a regular spot called, Woodburn, and just briefly, at the Macca's Grafton-both of which are traditional for this familiar run down the long coast line from Gold Coast to Sydney...about 800kms ( roughly 525 miles).

After toppiing up the fuel, we took a 'wrong' turn that led us via the beautifully scenic, 30-40 minute way to our 10 min destination (hee hee) It was too early to check in, so we drove back to the Beach and made perfect time to order, fish, chips and ceasar salad, which we ate atop a high sand dune ovelooking the beach at Coffs Harbour SLSC.

 The, we all enjoyed the beach in all of our individual fashions with much delight, till it was time to head back and check in...stopping for a few food supplies-supplementing Sarah's forward thinking- and should sustain us all the way thru to our Thursday destination: G'ma's!
 That's Sarah, up there on the sand dune! Matt preferred to fossick on the shoreline. As you can see, I liked to visually document it all! :)

This shot is one of a series, that I hope to evenutally link up to make a panorama of the view from the beach, including several islands out to to sea-one even with a lighthouse! 

This island could be reached by wading through the lowest tides, but since water washed in from both sides around it and from the front via an in land inlet. This is Coffs Harbour/Park Beach and we loved it!

Once we had had our fill for the moment, we headed back to out accommodation for a blissful family evening and good rest!

Our wonderful family room and balcony.

                 

Matt and Poss' beds , a privacy wall with mine on the other side!

Pretty cool, huh?

 As we each settled into the space, like happy creatures navigating their way delightfully through all the points of pleasure-just like we did at the beach, my heart rejoiced in God's goodness and Sarah's thoughtfulness and organisation-some of his special gifts in her life.

Some of my favourite moments were these mini family events with just the three of us!

 Matt pottering in the kitchen and being still on the balcony with the song of the wind in the trees and birds all about.

 

That's Sarah down there on the chair by the pool, reading her novel and relaxing in this picturesque setting at Coffs Harbour, three hours south of the Gold Coast.

I will end this post here and pick up tomorrow, when we head off for the next leg of our journey! :)