G'day bloggers. Just checking in from Down Under.
How's the weekend been treatin' you?
Us? Well it's been very good…we escaped crazy Yuletide Madness and drove North…
A weekend of Christmas Camping and arrived home sunkissed, sea washed and oh-so-very tired.
Another new tradition for us, camping around Christmas time, unheard of in our old life.
It was one of those trips that was just simply…easy, good, family, fun. Certainly no fancy hotels, fine dining or luxury, more making memories and eating sausage sizzle, exhausted, in a circle on the grass.
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On the drive up we made a pit stop at a wonderful old Australian Roadhouse, I nearly died in it's old vintage countryness, how much better than Maccas do you think this was??
I spent the most part of the weekend on this beach…there was a beautiful early morning light…
it surely hotted up later…
me and those Beach Cottage kiddos dipped in here, surfed and played a heap…
even tho' I swim (or not swim as some might say) very much like an English gal with head above water, I didn't need saving by one of these…
I can't remember if I told you I LOVE it here? Surely I didn't, I need to tell you again
Happy Holidays, thanks to those who've emailed me over the weekend, I'll get back to you soon
See you tomorrow, got some more Beach Cottage Christmas things to show you
…and even the sunset obediently played its part 
you can find a much cooler beach visit here, and see some, errrm, true blue Aussie eye candy here, and another camping trip with Beach Cottage English Windbreaker here and the Australian Beach Life here
Hey Sarah – what fun to be beach camping in December! O’Sullivan’s Retreat sign caught my attention (we are Sullivans, DH’s grandfather dropped the O’ after emigrating from County Kerry). Perhaps we’re related to that restaurant, lol!!
Weather looked lovely at the ocean – glad you had fun. Stop by and see what I was doing over our chilly weekend – it was fun though and quite exhilerating in the fresh air. By early evening we could smell the wood fires in the neighborhood, so after we got settled for the evening we lit ours and watched an old BBC series.
Life is good.
Cheers dear.
Snowing here…
Sigh…
We’re spending the afternoon stacking firewood.
So you call Mcdonald’s Macca’s? Here in France it’s called Mac Do’s (pronounced Mac Dough).
Just pure heaven, Sarah! Excellent post!
Who needs all those fancy things to make a wonderful family retreat…… one word …. jealous !!!!!
beach bliss!!!!! jkj
I’m happy for you, but sad for myself! I’m in rainy, cold Massachusetts – yuck! Thank you for sharing and I almost felt warm for a few minutes thanks to your description. Yes, I believe you love it there and you should! So beautiful and looks like nice calm water over the weekend.
One of these days I am going to have a beach cottage to decorate for Christmas….it will be all blues, greens and aquas and silver and white. And a white tree with nothing but white glittered star fish on it…..sighhhhhh.
We are headed to the Pacific Coast day after Christmas for a beachside holiday. Because it is cold up here in the North, we are leaving our wee vintage travel trailer ‘The Pearl’ home and staying at the Sonoma Wine Country Hilton…our room will have french doors leading to a Lanai. Can’t wait!
Sounds like the perfect weekend
Alison