Back to the beach
19 September 12
In Queensland, the best beach weather is spring and autumn. Our girls were ecstatic to drive down to the southern end of the Gold Coast today, where we dug in the sand, dipped our toes in the water and revelled in the sun.
Calista is so excited to be back at the beach that she hardly touches the sand as she dances to the water.
Brioni and Aisha enter the water. I also saw them practising water-bending on the rolling waves.
Sculptures are on display at Currumbin, and Brioni poses in the middle of one.
Calista dresses herself in a mermaid's tail.
Brioni's new friend Owen tips water to make their "creek" flow freely.
I’m looking forward to living in the bus because then we’ll be able to linger longer at the beach. The eastern coast of Australia has so many wonderful beaches — it would be wonderful to visit the beach almost every day as we travel south for summer. I know the girls wouldn’t object to that lifestyle — would you?
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1 · Erin · 20 September 2012, 06:46
I definitely wouldn’t object! Your beaches look so warm and sunny, very unlike ours. :)
2 · Beth · 20 September 2012, 06:59
How do you remain so open to stay and linger so often with the girls? I find myself rushing along even if we really have nothing else to do that is pressing. There comes a point where I am just done. I take 5 children along and would love to be more content to just go with things. Your adventures seem so lovely. Your parenting style must require much patience. I am working diligently at it.
3 · Typsy Gypsy · 20 September 2012, 06:59
Oh lovely, what is water bending?
4 · Sandy Westermann · 20 September 2012, 07:03
Yes, what is water bending?! Those waves don’t look so big. Is that usual or is your low tide just very low and high tide very high. Or is all that surfing happening in another part of Australia. For all I know it could be another ocean. I need to see a map I suppose. Or just keep babbling about it here on your comments…
5 · radiantjourney · 20 September 2012, 11:20
For what my opinion is worth, I think your girls are so blessed, not only to have you as their mother but to have their lives recorded so comprehensively, the good, the bad and the ugly.
6 · Jill dalton · 20 September 2012, 14:45
Hello, I am a mom living in Kerikeri with my hubby and my two sweet daughters 11 and 13. We are looking for any home schoolers in the area. Our girls have been homeschooled their whole lives until we moved here from the US. They are currently in Kerikeri high but we are looking for a better option. Any info would be great. thank you.
Jill
7 · Sarah Mackay · 20 September 2012, 21:17
We LOVE the beaches, especailly south east Queensland … too many nasties further north! Looks like your girls had a wonderful time.
8 · benevolence · 20 September 2012, 22:45
We live on the west coast and swim at the beach every day in summer and visit often in the other seasons. As a Queenslander, I have fallen in love with WA’s beaches. No stingers, blue bottles or crowds. Of course there is that little shark issue…..doesn’t stop us though. It is hard to not love life when you are engulfed in clear blue sea water and the children sleep oh so well afterward.
9 · Wendy · 22 September 2012, 01:56
The museum exhibit on the animals could be the same one that we just visited here in the United States in Connecticut. The different exhibits look remarkably the same. We have 2 sugar gliders named Wicket and Wocket. Wocket is named after a Dr. Suesse book named “There’s A Wocket In My Pocket”. They are wonderful if a bit stinky. lol