More parks

We're going for some kind of record, I think. Today we went to the third (different) park in seven days. This one (Koukuu) has lots of memories for us too.

We've played here on many occasions. I've lost kids here (and found them...eventually), had annual kindy picnics here, enjoyed their eucalyptus trees, the boys have climbed trees, played in the playground, climbed rocky hills, played cricket etc. It has a good playground and some lovely wide open grassed areas too.

Some very old wisteria.

Today we went, despite the fact it was drizzling. We needed to get the boys out of the house. The difference now is that catching the train is faster than driving. In our previous house we lived closer to the park and further from a train station.

Aviation museum

A couple of advantages of this park is that there is a free outdoor water play area. There is also an Aviation Museum, which is a great place to go if you want to get out of the house and find some space in bad weather (of which there is considerable amount compared to sunny Queensland where we come from). It is also a somewhat hilly park. You can get away from the crowds here.

There is considerable history associated with this park too. It is the local of Japan's first airfield.

We're hoping to introduce the young couple (and their kids) I mentioned in my last post to this park on Saturday. So that'll be four park visits in nine days. Pretty important to maintain our sanity. These boys of ours are desperately in need of school - and the mental and physical outlet it will provide.