We left early to catch low tide on the southern beach to see the remains of the SS Speke shipwreck. While we only made it two-thirds of the way because of the high winds and high cliffs, it was an exceptional morning!
Then the sun came out!
Check out the colorful bathing houses on Brighton Beach!
Afterwards we drove 2 hours to catch the noon time pelican feeding at San Remo.
And we got to see a huge manta ray up close!
Visited Chinatown for dumplings for lunch!
Then off to Fitzroy Gardens for an Easter Scavenger Hunt that took us through and around the park.
Back to the hotel for a dip in the pool!
Off to dinner on the Yarra River to catch the sunset.
What an awesome first day!! The kids were so wiped… it was a lot of walking for them!
We enjoyed a lovely early morning self walking tour of Melbourne’s street art (we’ve been up since 330am haha!).
This year’s spring break lined up with the Passover holiday and so we decided to go farther for our first post-COVID trip with the kids. Everyone was so excited although the prospects of the 12 hour flight to Doha, Qatar and the 13 hour flight to Melbourne were daunting. The kids did amazing and we got here successfully with very little jet lag. Stay tuned for more Australia updates!
We had a follow up exactly a week after the incident and the xrays didn’t show the fracture in both bones anymore. Because Chloe was healing and progressing well, the doctor said we could change Chloe into a brace before we left for Australia so she could be more comfortable.
We got a call from the school nurse around lunchtime to pick up Chloe who had fallen during recess from the monkey bars…
As if we didn’t already know just by looking at the angle of Chloe’s wrist when she came home, the xrays confirmed how much of the bone she had broken. Broke nearly all the way through both her radius and ulnar. At one point, the doctor thought she needed surgery as they were worried it was broken all the way through and resetting it wouldn’t support the weight of her whole hand. Thank goodness they ultimately decided to reset and cast her wrist as there was the tiniest sliver of bone left attached.
Chloe was such a trooper. She didn’t complain of pain or discomfort and she went along with very little objection. The IV of course was a shock to her and she did request to be sung Phantom of the Opera (which I obliged and apologized to the attending nurse for my off key voice). I’m so proud of you Chloe, you are so strong and fearless and brave. That’s my girl.
We went to Michael’s and got paint pens so Chloe could have her friends and family decorate her cast.
Kids “helping” us paint and choose a new color for the living room.
Awesome trip, so much fun and so great to spend time with the family.
