Bringing in the New Year

Last year we camped during the new year period in a resort style caravan park. The girls loved using the resort style pool and jumping pillow and we enjoyed beers but the pool while watching them. We decided to revisit the park this year with the difference of turning up in Vinnie.

The place we stayed at was Middle Rock it at the end of one mile beach, less than an hour north of Newcastle.

It's a pretty good summer camping area,  if I was to be critical the only downside is the distance it is to the beach, about a 10-15min walk across the dunes, not a walk you want to be doing with kids on a scorching hot day. For the 4wd enthusiasts there is a track running beside the park that takes you to Samurai beach, if visiting this beach you should be aware that clothes are optional so you might come across a bunch of seedy old guy with their wangs out. 

We turned up New Year's Eve, with minimal setup we were straight into the celebratory drinking that continued into 2017. This was a brave move knowing children would be up making demands at 5am.
Having a whole Snapper cooked up for dinner was a good move, it made a rather civilised camp meal.

Staying at the park with friends meant the girls were always entertained and I also joined in with them scooting around the park on razor scooters, it only hurt a little when I stacked it on a speed bump in front of some people that were sure I was too old to be on a razor scooter.
Water bomb fights were also a popular past time at the camp site.

Disaster struck when we were due to leave, I learnt the hard way that running the fridge in Vinnie for several days off the battery system would reduce the charge to zero even compromising the charge on the vehicle battery, Trying to jump start the truck in the dark the night before we were leaving did not end well. I blew a main fuse and couldn't find where it was located the NRMA guy didn't either when he turned up the day we were leaving, he called a tow truck, moments before the tow truck turned up a muffler mechanic that was camping near by said he'd take a look, finding the fuse and showing it would start if the link was bridged. We called off the tow truck as it was back up to hook us up and took a trip to supercheap auto to get a replacement fuse. Vinnie rose from the dead and rattled us home bringing our trip to a close.