Day Trip - Guilderton, Moore River.

Guilderton ***** Well worth the trip!

We arrived at Guilderton, where the Moore river meets the sea, at 9:30am. First stop was the lighthouse. You can't go in but great for a pic :) There are a few sandy tracks that set off from the lighthouse which made for brilliant sandy 4x4 fun! Be sure to let your tyre pressure down, it gets very boggy.

The beaches were lovely and scattered along the shore were some gorgeous rocky outcrops and little carverns. The kids had a blast climbing in and around the rocks. It was quite windy and getting close to lunch so we decided to look for a park to eat at, away from the wind.

The GABBADAH PARK was lovely. The kids played with daddy while I got lunch ready. We had tomato and cheese sandwiches and the bubs had kiwi fruit and yoghurt mmmmm. The kids had fun rolling down the grassy hills at the park and played on the playground. There were some lovely statues throughout the park also.

After lunch we headed to the look out over the Moore River estuary. The view was lovely and we took some amazing pics for the album. There is a plaque at the look out which speaks of the ships that became shipwrecked here, one of which has since disappeared. The river looked very inviting so we headed down for a dip.

The kids enjoyed playing in the water and building sand castles. It was a little too cold for me!! There are also canoes for hire, so if you like you can make your way up the river via canoe which would be lovely. We will definitely come back and go canoeing. Unfortunately it was time for us to leave as we wanted to stop at two rocks on the way through.

TWO ROCKS was quite nice. There is a huge statue of posiedon and a smaller statue of dolphins, both made great pics. We visited "The Spot" halfway between Two Rocks and Yanchep. A nice little beach situated next to a UXO site, unexplored for ammunition. There are toilets at this beach which aren't to shabby. Jayden and daddy did some fishing and caught a huge bundle of seaweed lol. Meanwhile, Carter enjoyed looking for crabs in the holes scattered along the beach. This beach is also good for a surf if your keen :)

We left "The Spot" and headed home. We saw a construction site, great for some 4x4 action. Others had the same idea out there on motorbikes. Was great fun... but shhhhh, dont tell the council haha :)

Nature Therapy

Camping is not only good for family bonding and a time for dads to gun the 4x4, but a time to relax a unwind. Many may not realise, it's not only the mums and dads that need an opportunity to unwind. Kids are put under alot of pressure these days through peers, school, work and social media. Perhaps your children are being bullied? Perhaps they have hours of homework? Perhaps the house hold chores are also too much. What happened to kids just getting outside and running a muck? Getting away from it all IS theraputic.

 Mum isn't yelling at the kids to pick up their mess. The kids aren't frustrated by mum yelling to pick up their mess lol.  Dad isn't stressed from work. The kids aren't being bullied. There is no huge house to clean. Not to mention that being on a computer or in front of the gaming consoles can cause people to disconnect from their family and may also cause aggression. You may be suprised, but once you take these stresses and distractions away you may find your family actually getting along and enjoying the pleasure of each others company.

You may also be feeling overwhelmed and run down. Don't forget that kids can also feel this way although they may not say. They may be teens and feel mum and dad have no clue or they may be young and not have the vocabulary to voice their concerns and express their frustrations through behaviour. If you or your kids seem to be heading off the rails, I thoroughly recommend hitting the road for a week or so...... and PLEASE leave the laptop and DS at home!! There is nothing like a good old family board game :D