Point Lonsdale, part two

Here’s a link to my first post on Point Lonsdale.

We walked around the point and were treated to an absolutely incredible landscape. 

The kids were running down this hill.  Dad had to show them how it’s done.

After we’d spent time on the beach we walked up to the lighthouse.  This is the view from above.  I wonder how many people visit this lighthouse and don’t go down to the beach.  This is what they’d see.

Nearby is an old war bunker.

We weren’t there on the right day for a tour of the lighthouse.  If you’re ever in the area make sure you visit on a Sunday if you want to climb to the top.

And here’s the pier from a further distance.

This sign made me laugh.  No bikes allowed.  :)

We were only on this beach for a short while, but it will stay with me for a long time to come.  I can’t describe the feeling of wholeness I have when I’m at the beach.  This one was truly one of my favourites.

Shepparton: Emerald Bank Adventure Park

You’ll have to excuse the picture overload in this post.  The kids had so much fun here!  The Emerald Bank Adventure Park is such a great value.  So much to do!  We stopped here on our way out of town and spent a few hours trying out all of the activities.  First we did the paddle boats…

Then the rock climbing wall…

Skeeterbug made it to the top!

TurboBug insisted on having a go on the go-carts!

Watch out for pedestrians!

We wandered around back of the go-cart area and had a look at some of the animals.  This horse was beautiful.  We were told she was five years old.

Our little guy loves horses!

Pony rides…doesn’t every kid want a pony ride?

This one wasn’t too sure!

Cold ice cream on a hot day. Yum!

Thank goodness I had extra wipes!

Archery, so fun!  They even let mum and dad have a go!

TurboBug waited in hopes that the miniature train would be working.

Back for more rock climbing.  I think they all liked this the best.

This little girl was awesome at it once she figured it out.  In fact, she may have done better than her older brothers.  Shhhh!

 

Never fear, they all reached the top!

There was this odd ring around the sun that day, not sure I’ve ever noticed something like this before.  Hard to get a good picture of it.

They got the train running, so TurboBug got his wish!  It’s funny how toddlers can be so intently enjoying something that their face shows no emotion- just concentration. 

There was also a jumping castle, a hayride, and a small carousel.  Such a good value and so much fun for the kids.

Shepparton: Belstack Strawberry Farm

While we were in Shepparton we had to visit Belstack Strawberry Farm to do some picking.  They also have a nice little shop and tearoom, and even miniature golf (which we didn’t do).

{Please pardon some of the picture effects I used in this post, I like to play around with them sometimes.}

Picking strawberries was pure bliss for this little guy.  There was no stopping him from eating them straight off the plant.

It was a hot day.  The strawberries were actually pretty sparse because they’d had a lot of visitors lately.  They told us that in about three or four weeks’ time a different patch would be ready for picking and the strawberries would be abundant.

It was more like a treasure hunt and the kids were off to see who could find the biggest strawberry.

Nearby was a shed with garlic hanging from the roof.  We ducked in for some shade.

We had such fun here, definitely worth a stop if you are in Shepparton!