For my 30th birthday we drove up to Newcastle (about 2 hours) to Stockton Beach in 2 4WD's for an amazing gourmet picnic on the beach.

There was so much sand - it went on for miles - you actually feel like you are in the desert!! The water was beautiful (a bit cold but it looked nice)!


Matthew came with us and laughed the entire time he was bumping around in the car seat. I think he had the best day of his life really - he was so excited about crawling around in the sand, and the fact that it went for miles and miles made it all the more fun... He also loved sliding down the sand dunes. This kid has no fear!

It was awesome to get out of Sydney for the day and see something new. Australia has so many amazing beaches - this is just one, and there was hardly anyone on it. Hopefully we will be getting a 4WD soon, and we'll be able to do this a bit more often. I Love AUSTRALIA!! There are so many amazing things to see and do.

THe funniest part of the day was when Doug drove up over a huge hill and came over the top - only to come to a dead stop as there was a rather LARGE drop off on the other side. This of course made him get bogged down in the sand, and they weren't going anywhere without a tow... So Phil came to the rescue - but while attempting the rescue, got into a similar situation - so now we were 2 for 2... luckily some kind strangers (who weren't quite the weekend warrior type) bailed us out with a shovel, a tow rope and some rescue experience!!

After driving back through the sand dunes, we were just about to leave, when we saw a rather LARGE (ok HUGE) lizard foraging in the garbage... it must have been nearly 1.5 meters long, and looked like it had come out of the Jurassic era! A very cool sight to see... keep in mind that white box is an eske (or cooler for the Canadians!)