Friday, and finally we were on the road! A quick dinner stop in Murchison for homemade bacon ‘n egg pie and and at last, we were winding our way in to Hanmer.
The holiday home at 7 Devon Street is $160 a night and sleeps 8. When there’s a big group of you, there’s nothing better than a holiday home. Fully furnished (just take your own linen and towels) and you have all the comforts of home. This one has three bedrooms, is fully fenced and allows kids and dogs. A bonus being able to take Jess, who had a wonderful time on holiday, chewing sticks, eating, sleeping and occasionally chasing a ball (and saved us $100 at the kennels).
It has all the required baby/child paraphernalia including highchair (Georgie), portacot (Morgan) and a see-saw (Naty). Even stair safety gates. And plenty of videos for the kids (with a TV in their bedroom) as well as books and games and SkyTV (great for the older kids – the 20 year olds!).
Naty loved the see-saw!
The magic cupboard!
A spacious two storey Fraemohs home with that lovely log house feel, very alpine and typically Hanmer. None too clean, but I’ve come to expect that from holiday homes. I’m sure they are always cleaner when we leave. With a holiday home you clean on departure, check out is 11am to allow for this or we could pay an extra $80 to have it done for us.
There are two bedrooms upstairs. Nana & Gramps in one and Mummy, Daddy, Morgan, Georgie and Naty in the other (an absolutely huge room). This bedroom has a wonderful treat for kids, a cupboard that runs the width of the room in the A-frame and has two mattresses. A magical sleeping space where Naty did sleep one night, and an imaginative play area which they loved. Downstairs was the 3rd bedroom for Danielle & Nathan.
Mummy and the kids arrived Saturday lunchtime. Daddy was biking the Rainbow from St Arnaud to Hanmer. The car trip was uneventful until Mummy arrived into Hanmer and Georgie was sick. What followed was a whirwind of several hours as we changed Georgie, cleaned the car seat and her clothes, dealt with a hungry crying Morgan along with an excited Naty who was telling us a dozen stories all at once. Followed by lunch.
Then we waited for Daddy. And waited. And waited. Finally, 9 hours after starting the track he arrived, tired and hungry but safe.
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Gramps bought Naty & Georgia special suitcases for their Hanmer trip!
Nana's Hype 