We went to the Ku-Ring-Gai national park just north of Sydney. Having decided that we needed to scale down our expeditions after our Easter debacle, we settled on 1hr in the car and a 1KM walk to a beach for a picnic. The walk was through the bush, but not dense scrub, so you could get glimpses of what was coming.
Having had a week of Carys screaming and protesting at any suggestions made by us, she was on good form and enjoyed "splotting" down the hillside. This is her word for jumping and cavorting. She even spontaneously promised not to say "I can't go no more further".
The beach was amazing and deserted, with rock pools, small waves, nice sand and great views. Evan was able to potter around safely, and spent a lot of time poking a small rock pool with a stick. It has to be said that the way to his heart involves food and sticks.
The sun was shining and sparkling on the water, the sand was the perfect consistency for sand castles, the list just goes on.
We broke our hard learnt rule of never picnic on the beach, but the key was strapping Evan back into his backpack so he wasn't able to mix sand into all the food. There was the added bonus that we didn't have to spend the whole time chasing after him. I'm not sure that it was ideal from his point of view, but you can't have everything.
We topped it all off
with a visit to a view point with spectacular views over Broken Bay and Lion Island (it looks a bit like a sphinx), ice cream, and then a twilight BBQ back at home. I think you have to be a parent to understand that the best bit was the lack of screaming and fighting. Its been a hard week.I'm not sure how we'll manage tomorrow, but after all, it is another day.
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