After a rather warm evening with temps in the afternoon in the high 30's we woke to mid-20s and humidity. After some good ole Canadian Flapjacks with maple syrup (authentic Canadian of course) we headed out to Melba Gorge just down the road and became enveloped in the rainforest - Piper is getting much better at these walks and didn't have to be carried once - in fact was running up the hills yelling "Come on daddy - let's run!" - might be the athlete of them all? As we completed the circuit some whispy rain started to fall on and off, increasing in intensity as we made our way to the Gibson's Steps and the 12 Apostles. The steps climb down a sheer cliff and end up on a sandy beach with massive waves encroaching the shoreline - very exciting for the kids - traumatic for the parents! Just up the road is the 12 Apostle walk / underpass and when we finally arrived the squall was hitting with some intensity. In an attempt to wait out the worst of it we bought a bag of natural lollies (dinosaurs of course) and when the rain seemed to abate made our break for the view points. Once on the path it was quite apparent that the squall wasn't actually abating but rather was getting more fierce. We were pelted with rain which Cole described like "spears" hitting him in the face. Aidan wasn't keen on seeing "just a bunch of rocks" and gave us heaps all the way despite Dad's encouragement and utterances of "Doesn't it make you feel alive!" or " imagine what you'll be able to deal with after this Aidan", or "at least it will be memorable for you..." - all of which was probably in vain - but worth the effort. The afternoon was spent back at camp, warming up in the Caravan, getting up to speed on the homeschooling front and playing some games - good family time!
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