When we arrived, the boys eyeballed a waterslide and
playground before we’d even hit the driveway, so we knew we might get some down
time by letting them off the chain and just watching them.
After checking in we got a site right beside the dunnies
which was not ideal but what do you do in school holidays with an oversize
camper trailer. As it turned out it was a great spot and relatively quiet and
dark at night. A lot of van parks light the amenities up like a Xmas tree but
not here.
Zander again infiltrated some families to find new friends
within minutes and clung on to this 6 yr old kid called Zane, who tried to (and
did) convince Z Mann his name was Zander so he thought that was pretty cool. As
it turned out this little kid was a real pain in the ass and his parents need
to pull their heads in and start parenting.
More on that later.
We managed to get some beach time and pool time in the first
day, sus out around the local area (which was South Mission Beach) and a few
drinks and nibbles later we all found ourselves playing UNO and laughing
uncontrollably at how the boys have figured out how to cheat at such a young
age. They had Friday movie night after this and they were out like a light...
Day 2 we went into the main township for a look and whilst
there is not much there, it really is a nice spot. We could easily have a
holiday home here for the winter if we had the coin....The sand is grainy and a
yellowy colour, which isn’t ideal but still nice all the same. You can still
see scars from Cyclone Yasi also which must have been a massive storm, but to
their credit they are very resilient and bounce back like true Queenslanders.
We arrived back to find out from some quality friends of
Zander’s that the so called other Zander was just coming into our campsite and
pinching the boys bikes to ride. Pretty cheeky if you ask me. I told him when I
saw him it wasn’t on and he knew what I meant. During the stay he also became
very pushy with the boys and started coming over to bludge food also. On the
beach he pushed one of the kids into a hole we had dug (I gave him a serve
after that) and was hogging the football from all of the other kids. By this
time we were over him and all the while, we didn’t see his parents once over
the 3 days. He was in the pool on his own, down at the beach on his own, in the
playground on his own, and generally annoying all the travellers......on his
own. It was good to see the back of him....Pool time again and some swims on
the beach rounded the day off. The good thing about having them so busy all day
is that they go to sleep fast, which enables us to have some us time.
Day 3 we just lazed by the pool and beach. Some quality
sunshine whilst our friends and family froze in single figure rain affected
conditions in Brisbane. Bugger.
We built a massive boat on the beach with the long handled
shovel and then played footy with a number of kids. It was really cool and we
are enjoying this time with the boys travelling on our own again. Up early
tomorrow for a long drive to Airlie where the word is the park is super for kids.
Mission – if you haven’t been here it is somewhere you must
come for a look at this time of year, safe swimming beaches and friendly people.
Great stay.
Jase & Nat.
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