Camping at Cockatoo Island

When I was a baby (8 weeks old), my mum joined a local Mothers Group. All the babies and mums are still friends and last weekend we went camping at Cockatoo Island in the middle of Sydney Harbour. Here we are, and you can see our tents behind us:

We had lots of fun running around the island and going from tent to tent. We also had an early Christmas dinner which we ate outside with sausage sandwiches cooked in the camp kitchen and Xmas crackers:

The island used to be a prison. So some of the buildings were a bit scary, because they were old and need repairing. One of them didn't have a roof, and you can go into the rooms where they used to lock up prisoners:


You can see some more photos from the camping trip here.

Halloween 2008

We went a really good Halloween festival at a local school. There were all sorts of witches and zombies there. They had a thing called the Monster M.A.S.H, where you were taken on a ride on the 'ambulance' (they push you around the school playground really fast in a wheelchair). Then they put you on the operating table and ask you what you would like amputated.

I told them I needed my brain removed, so they put a bandage on my head complete with blood and pus!

Plus there was the Bridge of Doom which you had to cross without being eaten by crocodiles. Thank goodness I survived!

I also had my own Halloween Dinner Party with a few friends like the Grim Reaper, some vampires like myself and other assorted monsters. We certainly scared a few residents into giving us treats!

Mask on:

Even scarier, mask off!