our weekend in harvey

our weekend away at bluehills farmstay in harvey was brilliant! the weather was absolutely gorgeous, and although chilly, we cranked up the potbelly in our chalet, and sat by the open fire in the late afternoon on saturday, keeping warm and toasting marshmallows. the chalets - wow - just gorgeous! three chalets are on the property, each one with two bedrooms.


the entrance mat in our chalet was a divine mosaic in the style of a turkish rug - obviously made an impression on me! the kitchen and bathroom knobs were also mosaic style. the dining table was gorgeous, a rustic wooden number. the views from the massive deck were to die for... the grassy hills, harvey dam, herds of cows, and occasional groups of kangaroos. max and cleo adored the sunken trampoline and playing in the cubby and sandpit. we fed the cows (no milking, sadly!), ponies, chickens, rabbits, ducks and sheep. max had a pony ride, cleo had a pony 'sit' :) farmer justin took us for a ute ride to the farm's dam, where the kids pulled the yabby traps (catch & release) and collected firewood. on saturday, we explored the town... two IGAs across the road from each other, something i still cannot understand!!! we climbed the big orange (!), picked oranges from trees, tasted some local wine, saw the may gibbs exhibit ('snugglepot and cuddlepie'; the author lived in harvey for two years), enjoyed walking through the gorgeous old gardens by the river (although cleo did suffer a nip from an over-zealous duck!), checked out the massive dam close up, and lunched at the old coast road brewery...


amazing views and the best set-up for kids: huge area dedicated to several cubbies, and an enormous climbing frame and sand pit. the huge grassy area was well utilised with complimentary bocce, cricket sets, balls, etc. it was a really lovely weekend away - we'll go again!