Life Down Under

Family Adventures

What do lambs, a dry riverbed, a gorge, skipping rocks, and a playground all have in common? It was what comprised our spontaneous family outing this afternoon. Aaron went mountain biking while Taylor was napping, and saw some newborn lambs on his way home. So when she woke up, we went for a drive and saw lots of them in the field, staying quite close to their mothers. We carried on driving and found a beautiful gorge with a mostly-dried-up river at the base of the gorge. On the opposite side of the river was a steep cliff, but the side we were on was fairly flat, so we walked out onto the dried up riverbed and had lots of fun skipping rocks in what remained of the river. It was pretty awesome to stand in what would have been the middle of the river and look back at the towering cliffs lining the side of the river. It really made me feel like I was in a scene from "Lord of the Rings". Before we climbed into the car to head back home, we enjoyed playing on a nearby playground. There's something about going to the park as a whole family that brings out the kid deep inside. It was great fun. It turned cold pretty quick, so we didn't stay for long, but we thought it would be fun to go back again tomorrow.

Hey, what can I say? It's how the small-town folk have fun.