Yardie Creek was right at the end of the national park so we asked if we could move up closer to the top and they kindly found us a camp right up the northern end, near the swimming beaches. The camp was called Ned's Camp and we had a nice spot under Athol trees, even though we needed sun for solar and it was a spot that you weren't allowed to use generators so we had to keep putting our freezer on the car while we stayed there. A little exercise for Tim and I. The kids promptly put the hammock up and made themselves at home.
After a while most got into their bathers and tried the beach at Ned's Camp. It was mainly seaweed with big black fish that came out of holes at you. So we had lunch and headed for Lakeside beach. Even though Lakeside was said to be good for families there was a bit of a current which made it a bit tiring swimming and also hard to stay still to look at the fish. Not as clear waters but Ethan spotted a shovel nose stingray which got a few of them very excited. The kids also played in the sand and bushes but was stopped by Josiah exclaiming that Baylee had a huntsman spider on his back. Not much was done until we realised it wasn't a joke, then I told them to flick it off with a stick, so everyone happily picked up a stick and started whacking Baylee. Baylee didn't complain as he was hoping that the job was getting done and it was. The heros were very proud of themselves but no one played in the bushes again!
Thus ends another great day at the beach!
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