Blue Mountains Getaway

 Simon and I got away for a quick stay in the Blue Mountains.

A stop in Leura for lunch and a browse through the shops, a walk near the 3 sisters, a drink at the Mountain Co Brewery then we arrived at our hotel. We stayed at The Chalets in Blackheath. A lovely chalet surrounded by the bush.

It was cosy and the perfect winter stay with a log fire, big bath tub and takeaway delivered from the local Thai place for dinner. Perfect!

It was so peaceful and so good to get away and be surrounded by nature. We were blessed with blue skies so we got to do a few easy walking trails too. 

Weekend things...

 Birthdays, dinners out, winter sport, beautiful sunsets, fresh sheets, Vivid lights. 

A wonderful weekend!

Weekend in Port Stephens

 Simon and I had a lovely weekend away in Port Stephens. We had booked this trip earlier in the year when we saw a great deal  at Bannisters. It was a great break from the busyness of the last few months. 

We were blessed with fab weather, you could feel spring in the air!

 The sun was shining and it was so relaxing to just explore new beaches, enjoy the blue skies and catch up, just the two of us...

We stayed at Bannisters Port Stephens

We ate at -

Julio's

The Cheeky Dog

Shoal Bay Country Club

Murray's Brewery

We drove around and explored - 

Soldiers Point

Anna Bay

Fingal Bay

Shoal Bay

Birubi Beach

We came across the camels on the beach at Birubi Beach. If you drive to the surf club you have a view of the beach and where the camels come out from.

The weekend felt like an old school coastal town holiday and as the warmer weather hasn't started the towns felt very quiet. It was really lovely and relaxing x

Our Canberra Trip

 We took advantage of the long weekend and headed down to Canberra for a couple of days.

We played tourist on Sunday with a visit to Cockington Green (such a blast from the past!) followed by lunch at a cute pub and then a drive by of Parliament House on our way to our hotel.

The next morning we headed out to Corin Forest where the boys saw snow for the first time. Usually most of our holidays are beach related so this was a huge change. A chilly but fun one! They loved it and we will definitely venture to bigger snow fields in the future since we all had such a great time.

It was a quick trip but so nice to have a change of scenery and such beautiful scenery at that! The beautiful trees and landscape, the crisp air, the streams and creeks.... all stunning!

Here are some photos of our trip -