Yandilla Farmstay - Anzac Day 25th - 27th of April

Another long weekend and another camping trip with good friends, we've been to Yandilla a number of times over the last few years and really enjoy the quiet relaxing stays here. On our last visit for the Australia Day long weekend we noticed that Dave had done some work on his cause way crossing the creek to allow 2 wheel drive access so this time we invited some of our friends to spend the long weekend with us.

We travelled up together and after a short drive (about an hour) we arrived at Yandilla, after signing in (a new process) we were soon at the camp ground and setting up. Over the next 3 days we enjoyed some really beautiful weather and relaxed around camp. The dads took the kids for a long walk up some of the surrounding hills and we were treated with some really nice views out across the valley. The kids had a great time running around and swimming in the creek. Sunday morning arrived all too soon and we slowly packed up in the  morning and then had one last swim in the creek before heading home just after lunch.

Trip Distance = 116km
Total distance travelled with camper = 9489km
Total number of nights in the camper = 78

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