When Granny and Grandad returned from their morning walk, they offered to stay with the grandkids while we took Zappa for a stroll. We quickly accepted, grabbed the dog and headed to the beach. It started to rain when we arrived so we spent a few grey minutes sheltering in a gazebo on the foreshore. After the sun briefly returned we found a few green Ingress portals near the town's war memorial, which we soon turned blue. Rhona also found the name of her late godmother immortalised on one of the plaques commemorating the members of the local ANZAC committee; they had been responsible for installing the memorial.
Before we headed back to the caravan park, we thought we'd indulge in a coffee and some cake from one the local cafés. I handed Rhones $20 and waited with Zappa for our elevenses. She came out with two large cappuccinos and a piece of cookies n' cream cheesecake...and 5c change. Wow. It wasn't even very good coffee either, but the cheesecake was nice. Eddie had told us earlier that they had also bought some caffeine-infused beverages from the same place. Pauline usually takes a weak or half-strength cappuccino when she has a coffee, but when Eddie ordered a "half-capp" something went awry. Rather than a half shot of coffee, she was given half a cappuccino...with a whole heap of milky foam on top. He he he, apparently she had to dig through the foam for a while before she found the coffee!
The kids started to get a little bit of cabin fever, so after lunch we took them and Zappa down to the playground on the foreshore while Eddie and Pauline drove off to take in some of the scenic sights. The sun had started to come out and despite a bit of a cool wind, it was quite pleasant. When we all met up down there again, I tried to snap a sneaky pic of everybody, with mixed results. Lachlan was not believing my protests that I was just checking my emails on my iPhone. He did not want his photo taken! He he he...
We were treated to a wonderful BBQ dinner as the sun set in Kalbarri. Pauline and Eddie had brought up everything from Perth especially, including a freshly homemade cheesecake. While we ate, Pauline complained that her shandy didn't taste very good. After realising that she'd mistaken a bottle of water for lemonade, we all took great delight in ribbing her. The night ended with us all having full bellies and big smiles. It will be sad for us to wave goodbye to Granny and Grandad in the morning, but we'll only be a day behind them. As much as we've enjoyed our trip, I think we're all looking forward to getting back to our little patch of ground in Maddington.
Alyssa says
"I liked playing on the swings and the dome at the playground. And I loved the ice cream that Grandad got me."
Lachlan says
"I loved the cheesecake that Granny made for me. I also loved watching my new SpongeBob DVD."
Zappa says
"Woof woof...*contented sigh*...sniff."
Bolgies out!
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