Happy Birthday Jo

Well, that long awaited day arrived... Happy Birthday Joseph, 14 today.  He hasn't counted down for quite so long this year, I don't think he thought there was much to look forward to, but he did it in the end.  We had a lovely day, nutri-grain for breakfast, Tim Tams for morning tea, chips for afternoon tea...party all day.  By the end I'd had enough.  We gave Joseph a camera for his birthday present before we left, so he could take pictures of the trip, but we gave him a big book today, which he'd read by bed time, even with several hours of school work in between!  Just need to get that voracious reading appetite switched on to reading his bible!

Late in the afternoon we drove further south on the west side of cape range, down to Yardie Creek.  They run boat tours up Yardie Creek into the Yardie Creek Gorge, but we've seen quite a few gorges and decided to give this one a miss.  On our way back up we stopped at South Mandu and walked the 500m through the wind to the beach.  I snorkeled in the waves, but the current was strong and there wasn't too much to see so I got out pretty quickly.

Tuna casserole and cheese cake for dinner, Joseph's favorites.  It has cooled down and we had jumpers on.  There are a few more campers here tonight.  We are getting used to the empty spaces.

Nadine mixing the cheesecake

Joseph with the end product

We are planning on heading off tomorrow further south, but we could have stayed here even longer.  Maree, one of the managers here, says last year when she went home, she would wake up in the morning saying "I miss you Ningaloo".
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Vicki