Last weekend was my birthday and I had a great time! I went with some friends to a campground called "The Basin" which is about an hours drive away, plus a twenty minute boat trip. You head up to Palm Beach, and then hop across the bay to a secluded resort with soft grass, warm water, sandy beaches, cold showers, barbecues, and the usual funny-shaped Australian wildlife.
I was thrilled that such a good group came together - including two babies! Babies are always good for a laugh. You can watch them roll around knocking things over. It was halloween and we didn't escape the trick-or-treating, even whilst camping. Packs of mini ghosts and pumpkins roamed the area with their parents. Some were actually handing out sweets, which was a welcome twist on the tradition.
One tough aussie girl turned up with only a plastic sheet and a sleeping bag for shelter. She lay down on the ground and was lucky she didn't get her face eaten off by possums in the night. At the other extreme, one camping-phobic friend emerged from her tent in the morning and, after observing breakfast conversation, wondered aloud if camping was the only situation when you didn't ask "how did you sleep?", rather, "did you sleep?"
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