Easter Blessings

We were blessed with a wonderful Easter, camping, laughing and just spending time with family and friends.

We have been home for a couple of hours which I have spent unpacking and washing (yay!). So now I'm sitting down with a dinner of left over toasted hot cross buns.

Easter was spent on the West Coast of Eyre Peninsula. We live on the East coast of the peninsula and have lovely white sandy sheltered beaches. The West Coast is made up of imposing cliffs, spectacular waves with the odd protected inlet. We camped at Venus Bay, which is a lovely little town on one of the protected inlets. We took the boat so the Fisherman could fish, and the kids could ski, wakeboard and tube. They had a fabulous time, although found the water much colder than our side of the coast due to it being open ocean, we are on the inside of a reasonably shallow gulf which changes the water temperature a little.

We visited a place called Talia Caves which is very beautiful, but a bit scary for me. I was taken by a freak wave inside the cave at Talia when I was 12 and going back in there made me feel a little uncomfortable! It was a very calm day, though, so I wasn't as nervous as I would have been if there had been big waves pounding in. Luckily for me a family friend was tall enough to be able to hold on to the roof of the cave so as not to be washed away himself, and he managed to pluck me out of the wave as I started to wash past him.

Here are some photo's of the spectacular coast line and the awe inspiring waves. I'm really fascinated with waves and can spend hours just watching them....from a very safe distance!



As you can see it was a calm and clear day so the waves aren't showing off their awesome power!

But trust me, they get really big!




We also visited a sea lion colony where we watched the sea lions do their thing (which was lay about on the rocks and sleep mostly!). The young one's were adorable, they would roll around in the rock pools having a merry old time.



Here is a photo of the view outside our camper. The bay at Venus Bay is so protected you wouldn't even know that the Great Australian Bite is just metres away. Very serene and calm place.




So now we are tired, but happy. It will be lovely to sleep in my own bed, but I will miss the sound of the ocean outside my window.


Dear Lord, thankyou that I was able to have a wonderful time this Easter. Thank you for the period of rest and refreshment, and the opportunity to witness the wonder of your creation. I pray that I can go forward now with renewed purpose, to live according to your will, and to listen to your commands.