4 Stray Katz: De Grey River Cows

We have not had Internet for 2 weeks so there will be a post each day for the next few days whilst I catch up! This post is actually from the first few days of June.

After a rest day in Point Samson for Daniel we headed north towards Port Hedland and hopefully well away from sand flies! We had decided on an inland bush camp about 45min past Port Hedland that had great reviews. On the way into Port Hedland for lunch we had a very random meeting with Trent who is working up here. With all the cars driving around he happened to pull out behind us. It was great to have a chat with a familiar face from home. Once we arrived at De Grey river we had an explore and found some great bush camp spots. Although there was a sign warning that a crocodile had been spotted we decided it was safe to swim in a narrow section of the river and we enjoyed several swims over the 5 days we stayed. It was a lovely bush spot made all the better by the fact we could have campfires. Daniel cooked on the fire every night and the kids became expert firewood collectors. We spent our days walking, bike riding, swimming and butterfly watching. The kids loved the freedom of a bush site and enjoyed exploring together. Sunsets from the disused rail bridge were spectacular and the bird life serenaded us throughout the day. However the most entertaining part of this campsite was the cows. We were on De Grey station cattle land and the cows roamed throughout the campsites. On our first evening one walked right up to our campfire then into our campsite. The kids sat mouths agape at the scene whilst I got ready to jump in the car to get away from it! A few nights later our friendly cow came back to check out what Dad was cooking on the bbq, it then came right into campsite and tried to join in for dinner. It took a particular liking to Mum and it took Dad and Daniel to get it to move along. That night a whole group came back while we were sleeping and explored the campsite. We could hear them mooing and snuffling around our vans!

Emilia made two of the funniest comments of the trip whilst here. The first was made to Jackson after Daniel was asking him how he had wet the bed during the day when he had a nappy on. 'Were you playing with your willy in bed Jackson' asks Daniel. Emilia came straight to her brothers rescue and said, 'Don't worry Jackson, I play with mine too!' The next comment was directed at Pa. She was gazing up at Pa washing the dishes then said, 'Poor Pa, the wind has blown all his hair off!' The kids have been keeping their grandparents constantly amused with their antics.