A post by Ella :)

Me! And a crab we caught! 

When mum and dad first told me we were going to travel Australia in our caravan I was so excited and I couldn't wait to leave. When the day finally arrived I was sad to say goodbye to my friends and family and especially my best friend Mia, but also really excited!

Some of my favourite places so far are: 

Moonta/SA: because my cousins surprised us by visiting for a few days. We had lots of fun exploring together. 

My cousins Shakira and Imogen with Tori and me 

Streaky Bay: because Gran and Pops, Shakira, Imogen and Papa all were there. We all had lots of fun playing in the water and sitting around the campfire at night. 

My cousins, Tori and Me on Easter morning at Streaky Bay 

Imogen and me around the fire 

Lucky Bay/WA: because I liked the really white sand that felt like goo and because there were kangaroos on the beach. The water was really clear and I liked swimming there. I also liked playing with a little girl Charlie who we met in Esperance.

Tori, Charlie and Me at Lucky Bay

My family at Lucky Bay 

Monkey Mia/WA: because I got to hand feed the dolphins.

Hand feeding the dolphins 

Warroora/Coral Bay: because the water was warm and I liked seeing the whales swim past everyday. Tori and I also made some new friends, Lily and Mia who we really enjoyed playing with. I liked the snorkelling at Coral Bay also. We saw lots of colourful fish. 

Lily, Tori, Mia and Me at Warroora 

Mum and me on the beach 

Wallareenya Station: because we get to ride horses, feed chickens and play with the other kids on the station who we are friends with. I really like looking after baby Megan and making cakes with Amy. I can't wait to go back there. 

Amy teaching me to ride 

Holding a wild python 

Feeding the chickens 

Sitting in the back of a trailer in a container of water 

Curtis, Owen, Megan, Me and Tori at the station 

I really like travelling in the caravan with my family as we get to see lots of new places all the time. We make lots of new friends all the time also and I like when we have campfire and other campers come to join us. I like when the older people come and join us as they always tell us lots of stories and are really nice. 

I love when I go swimming under waterfalls and had the best birthday ever when we had a picnic lunch ontop of a waterfall and then went out for dinner at a special restaurant in Karijini National Park with Lyn and Geoff for my Birthday dinner! 

My birthday lunch ontop of a waterfall 

My birthday cake we made!

Making my birthday cake

Mum homeschools us which I like better than school because I don't have to do school work all day in a classroom. We sometimes even do my schoolwork on the beach! The thing I don't enjoy about mums schooling is she makes me write in my journal everyday.. I don't like doing this. 

One of the first fish I caught

 Feeding kangaroos 

Practising playing my guitar at a hut we stayed in 

Just hanging around 

I like getting guitar lessons from Geoff 

Going snorkelling at Quabba 

My family at Coral Bay 

About to go for a swim 

Hiking 

Having a shower 

Collecting shells 

Eating oysters we found on rocks 

Playing golf on the mud flats 

Hiking at Windjana. There was 100's of freshwater crocodiles.

Climbing vines 

Baby crocodiles 

I like these Lily's 

A puppy "Chainsaw" who I played with for 3 days at Honeymoon Bay 

More friends 

Playing with a dog in Lake Kununarra

 Playing with Tori in the pool at the Billi Resort where mums friend Kim works 

A turtle we found 

I love when mum and dad let me drive the boat 

Tori and Me playing in the water at Cape Leveque 

Playing with hermit crabs. We have found heaps!

At the hermit crab races in Broome 

Mum and me at the Dragon boat races 

Today we are going back to Wallareenya station and I can't wait. We don't really know where we are going after that, as mum and dad usually only decide as we are leaving a place where to head to next. 

As much as I miss my friends and family I still get excited everytime we pack up and move to a new place and really love travelling. We have seen so many cool things and I really like all the animals we have seen. When I'm older I'm going to travel Australia with my best friend Mia in a caravan. 

I hope you liked reading my blog.

Xoxoxoxox 

** Written by Ella with a little help from mum along the way :))))