One of the many benes of traveling with a 3 year old is that, at 30ish pounds, she is light enough to carry on any hike she can't do on her own. Jim was a first class Sherpa carrying Addi 70% of the way!
While on the topic, there are several other benefits to traveling with a three year old. I highly recommend it.
*In Aussie, they are always free- for everything.
*At the same time, they are old enough to do, and enjoy, almost everything
*They are easily excited by the prospect of seeing an animal, finding other kids, finding a playground, or any kind of imagination game. These elements are easily woven into any activity by crafty parents
*an 8:00 bed time forces grown-ups to enjoy necessary down time and offers time to plan the next day.
*They see everything through a completely different lens. This greatly magnifies the experience at hand.
We leave Tasmania tomorrow morning and head to Adelaide. I am not ready to leave. It is a nature lovers paradise with extensive hiking trails, National Park systems, untouched beaches and wild life. I think you'd need three weeks to do it right (there is so much we didn't get to!). Rented camper vans are big here and campgrounds looked nice. There are back country backpacking opportunities at every park that take you to the most gorgeous spots. Hmmm... maybe when Addi is a teenager and needs to be weaned from her electronics!
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I love reading about your adventures - it's now part of my daily routine. It's so true that seeing the world through the eyes of a child makes you really slow down and see the "magic" in this amazing world around us. Wallabies are pretty cute. My sister used to have one at the zoo, named Vincent, who lived in her office. He was very sweet.
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