Took the car to the train to the stroller to the ferry to the island this weekend. Whew. It was as much effort as it sounds! Let it be known that as much as Pip and Vivie say they are up for these trips, they prefer to be pushed, carried, or lugged on Phil's head whenever possible. They aren't much for the journey sometimes. We'll have to work on that.
I ran into a friend amind the bustle and Pip, not amused to stand still and wait for us to chat, found a vine to climb:
After a snack and a wait on the mainland we eventually got the ferry over to Georges. The island was beautiful ... and home to a huge fort that we could climb and explore. The website said to bring your flashlight and this was a great idea because there were lots of dark nooks to search.
Meg slept here and there but not for any extended period, until I got her in the Ergo and ignored her crying for about 10 minutes. Then she conked for a nice long nap. Here Pip checks to see if she is still asleep in the stroller.
Atop the fort Phil and Pip found lots of cool things. I can't really talk too much about it since the top was not stroller accessible and I stayed down below with Meg and Viv (who was content to hang with me). Granite slabs for gunnery? Perhaps.
A lookout for keeping tabs on pirates? Perhaps.
When Phil and Pip returned from exploring I nabbed some stranger to take a rare family photo.
The island also had a rocky shore where Pip and Viv enjoyed playing. They constructed some monuments out of stones and bricks, skipped, buried their feet ... general beach play. I got a snack at the Summer Shack!