A Day with Hannah

Another early start.  I'm beginning to get used to waking before 5 am most mornings, and this morning it was not just Arthur and me who were up at break of day. When Esther looked out of the window and saw that the sky was beginning to lighten, she sat up and called out, "Mum, Arthur! It's daytime, and today is the day we'll be seeing Hannah!"
In order to give Philip a chance to sleep a little longer, we got dressed and went for a walk on the beach.  We were by no means the only ones up at that early hour, and on the way back we got talking to one of the many fishermen who were trying their luck.  He had caught one small dart, which he gave to the children "for their breakfast" (after checking that I would want to cook it for them.  That meant the end of Philip's sleep-in after we got back, as I was prepered to cook, but not to clean the fish, and the children were keen to show it to him immediately!

After breakfast, we wandered into the street just outside the caravan park to have a look at a local craft market, where we bought some second hand books and some cakes and biscuits for morning tea.
Shortly after we got back, Hannah arrived.  We all went down to the beach.  The children had some fun snorkelling, and we enjoyed a special morning tea provided by Hannah. 

Arthur fell asleep after his swim!

Later, we all walked into town for lunch, and this evening we had a barbeque at Hannah's house, where we met her partner, Aaron.  It's been another long day, and tomorrow we plan to visit Australia Zoo.