The Zebbie's Big Adventure

 Our last night in Fortescue Bay Zara was getting a bit of a cold, runny nose and cough. During the night she was struggling with her breathing, not enough for us to rush her to a Doctor but enough for us to search for one come morning. So that controlled the majority of our first day heading up the East coast. We stopped at Bicheno and were helped by a lovely local doctor who checked Zara's oxygen levels and her chest. She was a little bit concerned about a chest infection so prescribed antibiotics! By this stage, Kylie, Elsie and Bridie are also starting to show signs. Saul is the last one standing. We didn't see much of Bicheno - but Saul did by us some delicious fresh fish an chips complete with squid and scollops for our 8th wedding anniversary. The kids had been looking forward to our anniversary for weeks and it was disppointing to have everyone sick for the special day. But we will make up for it when we are well again. We stayed at Bicheno just the one night, then head...

 We camped at Mill Creek campground in the Fortescue Bay National Park. It was a great little camp, however we were treated to a large downpour of rain on our first evening while Kylie was making dinner outside. Everything was wet from that moment on. The wildlife at the campground were super friendly, and a little annoying. The kookaburra loved sitting on his rock or up in the tree and looking for worms and bugs. The wallabies were not scared of us at all, and Elsie became friends with one. They watched Zara very closely making breakfast one morning and the mumma wallably had the cheek to steal a bite of toast of the plate. The currawong was very annoying and despite being chased away by Saul and the kids with sticks it still had the nerve to steal a piece of chicken off the plate right next to Kylie as she was cooking dinner. We had a camp fire each night because it was so cold. We tried to perfect the damper, but it was...

 Our first day at Fortescue Bay, we spent the day exploring Port Arthur. The ranger gave us the tip to drive a little bit past the Historic site and visit the Remarkable Cave first. It was definitely remarkable - the way something like that can me made by the waves and the different lines and strengths in the rocks is amazing. The roof of the cave collapsed a long long time ago, so now its a tunnel and you can walk right down into the old cave. On first arriving to the historic site, it was hard to get the kids to realize it wasn't a Queen's castle, actually it was a prison. But after 45mins of the tour guide explaining things and then actually exploring the prison cells, I think they understood. Its sad that the bush fire went through and destroyed a lot of the buildings, but to see the ones still standing is very amazing. The life these people lived would have been extremely tough. Being sent away from th...