Today was a quiet day spent mostly at the campsite. Thankfully the wind had all but gone, though the flies were back with a vengeance. Nathan spent most of the morning writing and drawing in his diary.

There was only one other couple camping at the campground, and Nathan and Toby have spent a lot of time with them over the last few days. Their names are John and Jan. it was John’s birthday today which really excited the kids. They rode up straight after breakfast and went for a walk with John. We had a packet cake mix in our food box which Toby had chosen at the supermarket at home, and I had thought we could cook it when we had a slow day at the campsite. It became John’s birthday cake and Toby made sure that it was cooked, iced and even had candles on it.

We did go for a drive in the afternoon to find some water and ended up back at the spot we went to yesterday. We walked a bit further upstream and found quite a deep water hole which excited Nathan in particular. Both kids ended up without any clothes on (except their hats) and went waist-deep into the water.

Back at the campsite Andrew and Nathan went for a walk to find a rock with fossils that changed the ancient timeline when it was discovered while Toby and I iced the cake. Then we all took the cake to John and Jan’s campsite and sang Happy Birthday to John. Then we had dinner and the kids were asleep early. This was the first day that Toby hadn’t had a sleep during the day, so he was exhausted.

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