Some friends invited us to go camping in Leofoo Village and participate in some traditional Aboriginal activities including fishing and hunting and culminating in a big cookup at night! So we packed the tent and set off for Gypsy's first camping experience!
Gypsy and I got a lift in a friends car, whilst Roh followed on the scooter. We got there hours before everyone else so set up a play corner for Gypsy and our friend's baby F (born on the same day at the same hospital!), whilst the boys got started on the beers.
Gypsy and I got a lift in a friends car, whilst Roh followed on the scooter. We got there hours before everyone else so set up a play corner for Gypsy and our friend's baby F (born on the same day at the same hospital!), whilst the boys got started on the beers.
Gypsy and F playing happily together.
Who needs a TV or a computer when you have a baby to keep you amused!?! Or pull and yank at your hair.....
The rest of the group came by scooter, and arrived hours after we did. Which, sadly meant that there was no time to go hunting or fishing afterall... sob sob...
So instead we headed to the river for a swim and to cool off before dinner.
So instead we headed to the river for a swim and to cool off before dinner.
Dinner was great! Lots of vegetables and veggie patties for us herbivores, and lots of meat prepared in the traditional style for the carnivores! Like all good camping trips, lots of drinking (except for us breastfeeding mums of course) ensued, followed by a game of "catch-phrase" and lots of random talking, joking and laughing. A wonderful night in the great outdoors with friends, a fire and lots of stars.
Gypsy was her usual awesome self and put herself to bed as normal, and slept perfectly in the tent! Such a dream baby!!
The next morning we headed back to the river to play in the natural waterslide, and to chill out from the harsh summer sun for a bit longer before heading back home.
It was a short trip, but a nice gentle introduction to camping for Gypsy, and such a nice reprieve from the city for us!
It was a short trip, but a nice gentle introduction to camping for Gypsy, and such a nice reprieve from the city for us!