Easter

As I mentioned in previous posts, we went camping over Easter. It was an interesting experience to say the least. On the Thursday afternoon we left Canberra after Phil finished school but we had to do some running around to pick things up so the trip out to Galong was pretty long. We got out there and had to put the tent up in the dark and because we used the car lights, the car battery went flat. We went to mass, which was freezing in the big tent and then we went to bed. It was really windy, so we didn't get much sleep. Then at 3am the dramas started. Solomon woke up and so did Phil and I. We looked up and the tent was caving in. The centre pole connections were bending. Solomon started screaming because of the noise and he was really scared. We were going to get in the car and go for a drive to calm Solly down, but realised the cars battery was flat. So, we went to find help. We went to the cottage where Phil's mum and dad were staying. We ended up staying there for the night. Phil's mum and dad in one small single bed and Solomon and I in the other single bed. Phil slept on the floor in between. It was very cozy. Although Solly kept everyone awake because it took him a long time to calm down and go back to sleep. I had to feed him for about an hour as it was the only way to stop him from crying. We were so exhausted by the morning.
The next day we went to survey the damage. Our tent was completely flattened and the centre poles connections had snapped. So we took it apart and spent the rest of the time sleeping in the cottage and Solomon slept really well from then on.
Things picked up from then on, we recharged the cars battery and got some sleep. We climbed rosary hill and went to all the services. It was really good. The masses were really well done and really enjoyable. We left early on Easter Sunday morning so we could go home and have a rest and also to meet Solomon's new cousin, Riley who was born at 8.50pm on Saturday night.Solomon on Easter Sunday.Solly and his dad walking up to rosary hill.