Our First Camping Trip To Budgewoi

Budgewoi is just to the North of Sydney, about two hours drive. We set of early on Saturday morning for one night in a campsite on the edge of Budgewoi Lake. We though we were armed with every thing that we would need., we had a lot to learn!!!

We chose the hottest day so far this Summer as temperatures reached 40 degrees!. Nick set up the tent whilst I rounded the boys up. As soon as the tent was up we headed for the beach as even though we were minutes from the lake no one was swimming there... bizarre! We later found out the lake is full of stingray and a number of children have drowned getting out of their depth there.

We drove just a bit further North and found Tugerrah National Park and Fraser Beach, absolutely beautiful, a white sandy beach, clean with turquoise sea and a gently shelving bay safe for the boys. We had a wonderful day.

At about 5pm, one of the very nice life guards came up, I though just to be friendly!. But in fact he had come to warn us of a huge storm that was brewing just south. He said we should get home as they were reporting 100km winds with thunder/lightening. Ok so we packed up quick and thought about how well we had tied down the tent. We raced back to the campsite and already our neighbours stuff was on the ground. Nick battoned down and we tried to cook some sausages. What a night, thunder and lightening until 2am and crazy winds. Alex finally slept with me next to him.

The next day was cloudy but still very hot and humid, Nick got in his first surf in about five years and we are now planning our next trip. Things to remember next time are washing up liquid and bowl alonside many other essentials like torch , batteries!!

Here is Edward the morning after the night before. Bright and breezy as had slept 12 hrs without a care in the world!

And here is Nick having a practise surf and preparing himself for the bigger stuff!

And finally gorgeous Al on Fraser Beach.