Anyone who tells you that all of Australia is red, dry and barren needs to visit the Kangaroo Valley. The whole valley is green and lush and today we discovered why!

We woke up to a light drizzle by English standards and, after a couple of hours it was clearing a bit so we trotted out for a coffee in the village and then drove to the nearby Fitzroy Falls – a fairly spectacular waterfall with beautiful views from the edge.

After a picnic lunch, we returned to the farm to chill out for a bit before dinner – think more swings, slides and feeding of the alpacas and goats (especially the goat that William has dubbed ‘greedy goat’). At this point ominous dark clouds appeared on the horizon and the heavens properly opened – fairly strong winds, thunder and lots and lots of rain! Because it’s still warm here though, we were able to stand outside, under the veranda watching it all until the wind started blowing the rain in our faces!

An hour of rain and Australian Kid’s TV later (mostly UK imports so Wills was happy), and the weather eased enough to pop into the village for a quick Thai meal before bed – a nice change from the normal rural-Australian pub staple of Chicken Parmigiana and Chips!