Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Girraween National Park - 1st Camping Trip!

Can't go camping without the guitars!

Rej was on water duty in the morning...trying to warm everyone up with tea, coffee, and hot choclate!

Our campsite.

Kookaburra...they sound like a freakin' gorilla!! No joke. You should hear these birds!

Having a little bite to eat before we start our hike.

Shamus and Breagha hangin' out in their new camping chairs. Breagha was quite needy for Mommy over the weekend so I'm not sure if she just really isn't going to be a fan of camping or she's just "a mommy's girl"!!

More nature...beautiful parrots. I'm not sure what type they were but I love the red. I didn't pick the best pictures of them but they are a very bright red.


Hiking...
The hiking at Girraween was super. Great trails and beautiful scenery. The rocks were sooooo huge. We don't know how the rocks got in the positions they were in but I really have to do some research and find out!

Sorry the pics aren't really in order. It took a while to sort them out so I was getting confused by the time it came to post them all!

Amy and Dan...they've been in Australia for 4 years...from England...Dan works with Darryl.

Stopping for lunch. Check out the rock on top of the bigger rock. Crazy. How'd it get there?

Steve and Cari hangin' out.



Whhhooooh! All this hiking has Breagha exhausted! Yeah, the hike was about 4 hours so I think Darryl and I did pretty awesome carrying the kids in the backpacks. They were getting heavy near the end of it!!

If I just shift my weight, I know I can move this thing!

Dad, you got it all wrong! Try it like this!

The view from the top! It was well worth it. Amazing.

The girls having a little break!



Climbing up....



And now to get back down!



Gives you an idea of how big the rocks are. That's little Darryl.


Group photo please!! Shamus did quite well. He walked a fair bit of the hike and had great time with everyone. He's really getting comfortable and enjoys hanging with the guys.

The hike was super and I can't wait to go back. We were all getting a bit tired at the end of the trek and couldn't wait to get back to the campsite for a nice drink!!! :)

More kangaroos when we got back. And see the joey in the pouch? Pretty cool. He's having a little bite to eat too!

A possum. He was having dinner too! The wildlife didn't seem at all shy with us and the birds were quite aggressive! Stealing food off the picnic table and right off the BBQ! Stole Steve's toast!

Putting the boys to work...Darryl and Dan doing the supper dishes.

Sunday morning...the kids having a snack before we get ready to head out.

And a quick game of frisbee with Dan. Poor Dan - he did a lot of running as Shamus tends to be a bit off with his frisbee direction!

...We stopped in Stanthorpe to check out the local market and have lunch...
And as soon as we pulled into this park we all got excited at the beautiful tree in front of us! Again...looks like a maple tree from home. I really need to find out what type of tree this is as it's the only one that we've seen that changes colour for autumn.


A quick bite to eat in the park.

Then we stopped off at a winery on the way back. It was mine and Darryl's first time at a winery so we had to pick up a couple of bottles of red wine.


Taste testing!

So, we had a pretty great weekend!! Everything went so well and I can't wait to get camping again. We were pretty warm in the tent...sleeping...but the evening and mornings were cold so I need to do some winter clothes shopping!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ha ha!Maybe you shouldn't have been so hasty at getting rid off some of your warmer pieces of clothing.It looks so ruggedly beautiful on your hiking expedition.I swear that those babies grow inches each picture I see.Bye for now,love you all
Gunka & Grammy

Anonymous said...

Nice guitar technique.

With enough dedication, and practice, you could be as good as me one day.

Great pics.

Paul

Ashley P Purdy said...

I love the pictures! I am very jealous, if I ever get the chance to come visit, which I hope so, I would love to go camping there, the wildlife looks amazing!
miss you all xoxo
-ashley

p.s umm I still havn't figured out how add like friends to my blog, how do you do it.

Anonymous said...

wow
such fun, you guys look like you are having a great time!!! you look awesome, i miss you
jo

Unknown said...

Hi Stacey and Daryll, Shamus and
Breaha {is that the right spelling},

got your address from your Mom, you seem to be having a great time, it all looks so beautifull, hope to see more soon,

We are quite well here, having a rainy summer, so looking forward to a nice autumn.
Ciao for now,

Terry.