I know, I know,...

I know, I know,... I didn't blog once while I was at Emerald Beach. Quite frankly, folks, I was too busy having fun reacquainting myself with civilisation. Yes, I am addicted to shopping centres. I discovered this strange fact when, after enduring Kyogle and Illuka's significant lack of supermarkets, I went into a frenzy as soon as I arrived at Park Beach Plaza in Coffs Harbour. OMG They have Donut King! And they have Woolworths,... Oh, and Target. Awesome.

During our 10 days at Emerald Beach I ran a thousand errands, picked up things we needed, replaced the old rotten sheets that tore about two days after leaving Brisbane, used my Christmas Big W voucher to buy a brown corduroy satchel that is very cool. To coin an advertiser's phrase, "I'm lovin' it". The satchel, that is.

We had a lovely old time at Emerald Beach, frollicking on the jumping pillow, playing on the merry-go-round, splashing in the overly deep baby pool. They even let us use the Disabled bathroom so we could shower more comfortably with Grace. She's not a fan of those 'laundry sink' style baby baths.

Grace had a heck of a time with her teeth during our stay at Emerald Beach. She had about six teeth break through the gums all at once. Now she looks like she's got a real mouthful! She's only missing canines. I remember that they take a while to come through.

The people at the caravan park made a big fuss of the kids. One day Grace got to go for a ride on a tractor! Another day they put on a pancake breakfast. I asked for a pikelet-sized pancake for Grace and they gave her a blanket-sized one. These pancakes reminded me of the Naan bread they give you at Sitar Restaurant in New Farm. It's the size of a blankie. Serious Naan. Serious Pancakes. The problem with such large pancakes is that you need a bucket of maple syrup to keep up with such a large lump of buttery goodness.

Ah, but parting is such sweet sorrow. Emerald Beach is now a memory. We are staying now at the beautiful seaside alcove of South West Rocks. Stay tuned for our exciting adventures here.