4 Stray Katz: Rain, rain go away...... a wet welcome for the Crellins.

Well we had clearly used up all our luck with the weather and on the day Dave, Bec, Xavier and Madi arrived the rain began and was on and off for their first 5 days with us. However, we still managed to have some great times at Lucky Bay with them. One of the most memorable occasions was when Xavier got so excited at the beach that he ran into the water, raincoat and all. It was hilarious watching him jump waves with a huge smile on his face and his raincoat and long pants on! We still explored all the beaches and managed a few walks in between light showers. By day 3 of rain we had a lot of wet clothes so we did a day trip into Esperance and 'borrowed' the washing machines and dryers at the caravan park. We treated the kids to an afternoon in the cinema watching Zootopia.

Good Friday was thankfully a lovely day and we spent the morning at the beach, the kids spent so long in the water they began to shiver! The boys caught some herring and a barracuda in the morning to add to the 'seafood fiesta' we had planned for dinner. We then headed to Rossiter Bay where the boys went diving whilst Bec, the kids and I explored the rocks and played at a little beach we found. Daniel got his quota of lovely green lip abalone so we were set. We had a fabulous dinner of abalone, baked herring (courtesy of our neighbour Michael), 2 lobster (which we had saved in the freezer) fried herring and barracuda with salad and roast veg. It was certainly an indulgent feast.

Saturday was overcast but thankfully not raining so we spent the morning at Hellfire Bay where the boys tried,to no avail, to catch some of the schools of salmon that were taunting them by constantly swimming close to the rocks. After some Easter craft in the afternoon the kids all went to bed that night excited about the Easter Bunny's impending visit.

The kids thoroughly enjoyed their Easter Egg hunt and we all couldn't believe the places the Easter Bunny had hidden the eggs! The kangaroos had been very interested in the shiny eggs and had required quite a lot of shooing by the boys!

The rain started again mid morning and was on and off all day. By this time we were over it and were happy to be moving on the next morning (of course the next morning the sun was shining as we packed up!).

After a big drive we made it to Albany late afternoon and the kids made the most of the pool at the caravan park. The next day was spent shopping, washing and completing a few chores while Dave and Bec checked out the Anzac Park. Them we all had a lovely sunset dinner a a local foreshore restaurant whilst the kids made the most of the adventure playground.

The sunny weather has certainly lifted all our spirits (and dried our clothes) and we are ready to try our luck at another beach camp. Fingers crossed that there will be no more rain whilst the Crellins are visiting.