Sat- Sun 15-16 April Easter holidays

We were very brave and decided to venture down the coast to our much loved beach house...for Elise, it was 2 nights away from hospital. As a family, it was emotionally challenging - just the logistics of getting everything ready and trying to manage when Elise had no access to the inside shower or toilet.

With no computerised pressure care mattress (beeping, gassing and burping as Poppy puts it :-), I was left to get up every two hours in the night to do turning over duty...something I didn't relish. But then, I did have a good excuse for sleeping in the next morning.

All said and done, it was a great success and huge relief to Stuart and myself that Elise enjoyed the experience. Elise was anxious and worried about being there (due to everything not being suited to a wheelchair and she now can't do her favorite activities - hiking, body boarding and dune surfing).

Instead we toasted marshmallows on the fire, walked along bayside tracks, read, cooked and relaxed in the sun.

Post burning off, extremely hot coals

Our first trial of piggy backing Elise worked perfectly up the hill to burning off site. There we could toast marshmallows to our heart's content.
https://goo.gl/photos/P8GYsTiWDLYMb7QN9
See link to family toasting silliness

Toasting marshmallows with a super long toaster stick