Loch Sport

On Queens Birthday weekend, we went to Loch Sport again with Scott, Tania and the kids and Marty, Julie and their kids. We got there Friday night. Saturday we were just lazing around. No one could be bothered doing anything. It was cold and miserable outside and so warm and cozy in the house. However, we were going out to dinner at the Marina that night and all the kids had been couped up inside the house. Tania and I could see disaster at the pub if we didn't take them outside to burn up some petrol tickets. The boys still couldn't be bothered getting off their butts, so Tania, Julie and I loaded up the kids into 2 cars and took them all for a run around the park. I forgot to take my camera. How silly of me. Tania did though and she got some great shots. Julie and I decided to play on the see-saw and all the kids decided to surf the see-saw in the middle. The kids thought it hilarious that Julie and I were playing on the see-saw. The kids were very well behaved at the pub and spent the night drawing on the paper table clothes. Dinner was yummy too, as was the HUGE chocolate mud cake I devoured. Scott, Marty and I shared a bottle of red wine and we had 2 more waiting for us back at home along with a yummy array of cheese and bickies.

Sunday we decided we'd better take the kids out fishing and motorbike riding as we had promised them. We'd found out that salmon was biting really well down at the beach, so we changed our plans and went to the beach first. We were going to go motorbike riding first. I hate the beach, always blowing a gale at surf beaches, but the weather down there was absolutely beautiful. No wind and the sun was shining nice and warm on my back as I watched them fish and the kids play chicken with the waves. Speaking of playing chicken with the waves. I told the kids that I didn't bring their bathers and they were to stay out of the water. Last time they went swimming in their clothes they had nothing to change into and they cried all the way home. Well they didn't listen to me. Bailey was too slow for one of the waves and ended up wet up to his hips. We took off his pants and he ran around the beach in just his jocks and upper clothing, but didn't go anywhere near the water again. Of course he bawled his eyes out when he got all wet; shoes and socks also.



We ended up taking Micayla's pants and jumper off and she swam in her knickers and top so she had her pants and jumper to put on afterwards. I don't know how kids do it. It has to be nearly 40 degrees for me to go into the ocean. It's winter and the kids still want to swim.



Adrian caught a salmon first and the kids were thrilled to finally see someone catch a fish. We always go fishing in Loch Sport and always catch - NOTHING - Adrian also caught a crab. Micayla was saying she'd never seen a real live crab before. We let that one go back in the water. Scott then caught 2 salmons and Mitchell had a hissy fit when Scott cut the fish to bleed it. We had those fish for dinner on the BBQ. I tasted it and yes it's fish. I don't do fish!!!! Tania said it was beautiful.

If you're wondering why Mitchell has a bandage around his head. He ran into the door and split his ear open a little bit. It kept bleeding and he didn't want a bandaid cause it would hurt to take it off. So Scott wrapped up his whole head for just a little split; it would stop bleeding, but then get knocked and bleed again. He was worried about wearing his bike helmet, which is also why he wanted a bandage.



Micayla was having a go at reeling in the line.


Look closely, you can see the fish on the sand near Brandon's feet.

The kids were bored of fishing after a while and spent some time making a beautiful sandcastle.



I was bored of taking fish photos so started taking some of Monty. Surprisingly he was a good boy and posed well for me. Who said "you can't work with animals."



Later that afternoon we took the kids out motorbike riding. Bailey was riding with his daddy on his big bike. This is a photo of Bailey wearing daddy's helmet sitting on the big bike. The boys were mucking around racing each other and all trying to pop mono's at the same time. Mitchell said his dad just did his first mono LOL!!!



It was freezing cold and miserable on the Monday when we were going home, so we picked the perfect day for fishing and riding.

We had a great weekend as we always do at Loch Sport. Everyone is really relaxed and it's all very easy going and the kids have an absolute ball.