Esperance - Day 9

Mackenzie - Today Fletcher and I went onto the jumping pillow, we went out to the shop and got bread for lunch.  We came back to our caravan park and had lunch, we went back on the jumping pillow and the whole family went to the stonehenge.  For dinner we had meatballs.

                                                                us at stonehenge
Fletcher:

me sneaking into Mackenzies photo

It was a nice day today at Esperence.  It is our last day here.  Today we went for a little drive, then we went to the car wash and it took forever to wait.  We came home for some lunch.  We also went to bunnigs and mum got a little easter egg from the man.  We went to the beach as well and the breeze was nice and cool there, we drove on the sand. For lunch we had sandwiches and dad brought spring rolls.  Mackenzie and I jumped on the jumping pillow while mum was busy in the van.  Then we got an icy pole, later on we went to stonehenge, its a exact replica not the real one.
 Then we had some dinner.

Today was a sleep in says Daniel - 7am I think not !  We had a lazy morning at the van, alot of people were leaving the park which was great because it was really busy and with only 5 toilets and 4 showers, the people to facilities ratio just didnt add up.  We took a drive back into town and more ships had come in overnight as there were 2 on the wharf loading grain and 1 loading iron ore and 3 anchored in the bay waiting to come in.  The police presence wasnt as full on today, they seemed to be everywhere yesterday.  We got stuck at the train line while a train carrying iron ore into the wharf went through, I have never seen a longer train & as we were the 1st car at the crossing we would have given the driver a laugh when he sounded his horn we all jumped  a mile.  I have to write about the bakery, what wasnt in there wasnt worth eating, it was amazing.  I called Dan into have a look and waited out the front with the kids, Fletcher did his best detective job but all he could report was he had something in a bag!  Well Dan shocked us all when he opened his paper bag - not a pie!  But it was his next best product in his job of being a qualified taste tester- spring rolls.  We went for a drive down to the boat ramp and drove a little bit on the beach,there wasnt much room to drive where we were and on the other side of the water there was heaps of room and a heap of cars but we just didnt know how to get across there.  Back to the van for lunch and a bit of lego time for the kids, they play so well together (when they are not driving each other crazy!)  They made a train set up, she made an amazing platform and he made a great train, both very like original ones.  We went to Esperence Stonehenge, this is a must for everyone and we promised the owner we would spread the word in Melbourne - pop on over everyone and see it!  It is an exact replica of the original Stonehenge in the UK, set on a hill on someones private property.  Someone had commisioned the quarry to do it and the quarry worked on it and then the people pulled out!   The current owner decided as he was so close to the quarry and had the land he would have them finish it and he would set it up.  Kim, the owner, was a very interesting man and we talked for ages.  He was even kind enough to let us tie Bentley to his pergola post so we could all go in together.  I can't explain the feeling being in it, it was an awesome sight to see but to walk around it and in it was a strange feeling.  The lady working there said people get pins & needles, their heart rate changes etc, I actually believe it could be true, it was a strange wonderful feeling. 137 stones of Esperance pink granite, the 10 Trilithon stones in a horseshoe pattern weigh between 38-50 tonnes each, standing with the 18tonne lintels to a height of 8 metres.  The structure is aligned with the summer solstice sunrise, the station stones are positioned on this line to allow the sun rays to pass through to the alter.  The photos and details of how it was physically set up is amazing, it took from jan to oct to install with no works for 11 weeks in the middle as it was too wet for machinery on the property.  The grass rivals that of any golf course green I have ever seen.  Anyway I could go on for ages about it, go and see it.  Back to cook tuscan spagetti meatballs for tea in the van and some blog time for the kids.  We are on the move again tomorrow and are 2 days ahead of schedule which gives us the 2 days up our sleeve to stay extra along the way.