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Welcome to Wollondilly farm, my Dad's 350 acre property in the picturesque area of The Southern Highlands, NSW.In the winter time this is my favourite place to be. When I tell my friends I'm heading to the highlands for the weekend they always say to me "yikes, isn't it too cold up there?" and I reassure them that my dads home is well equipped for the cold weather. Slow combustion fires, plush carpet, electric blankets not to mention my dad makes the best hot chocolates in the world ;)
It is a place to truly relax and forget about the hustle and bustle of city life. Breathe in the fresh air, take long walks, the kids explore and roam free, watch the millions of stars, spot a kangaroo or a wombat or a snake in the summertime ;)
Fortunately we don't have the worry of mountain lions or bears in the wild. Our mountains are very safe although in the summer you must be watchful of brown and black snakes who are highly deadly.
Australian Fauna are in abundance at Bullio. You have to be very careful driving on the long road to the property as kangaroo's and wombats constantly jump in front of cars and get killed.....Unfortunately there is always many sad sights to be witnessed as you reach your destination.
The farm is a haven for Jim to practice his golf techniques.This particular weekend was to celebrate my dad's birthday and to our surprise, his identical twin brother, uncle Peter , and family were at their weekend residence (Folly farm - the property next to my dads) this weekend also. We drove over there to have a birthday morning tea for the both of them.
When we arrived at Folly farm my uncle Peter actually had a surprise for all of us. He generously offered to take us all up for a joyflight around the properties in his helicopter. It was a first for all of us. My son William ( the future pilot) as you can imagine was beside himself with excitement :)
Uncle Pete (green) and Dad (red) holding Zach and me getting my camera ready :)
William is pumped and ready to go!
Nerves start to set in
Sophie is panicking. I shove the video camera in her face and offer some motherly words of encouragement lol
Uncle Peter is pumped and ready to go!
My kids, my life, are up in the sky and I'm nervously waiting on the ground *bites nails*
Ahhhh back safe and sound
The family eagerly awaits their turn
weeee off I go
The front of Folly farm
Looking back at Folly farm
Looking at the front of Wollondilly house. As you can see they don't get alot of rain unfortunately and everything is very dry.
Looking back at Wollondilly house
Awww nevermind Zachy, nextime you'll get your turn :)The views were spectacular, the ride was smooth, the pilot was a genius and the overall weekend was a success :)
A special and sincere thank you to Uncle Pete (whom revealed to me he ocassionally pops in for a look at my blog) for not only making my sons dream come true but for graciously taking the time to accomodate my whole family :)
