Australia Day for us.....

Happy Australia Day to all Australians all over the world.... Yeah!!!!

We had a n absolutely awesome day at Poatina which is now a privately owned village which once functioned as the Hydro Electric village from whence the power for the north of the state was pumped into the grid ...it was powered by the water which ran through the tail-race which you can still see today and the power station still operates but is automated these days...

the village was purchased by a Christian group called Fusion and they live there and also run it as a camp for school kids and groups...but today they opened it to the public and everything was FREE...food games (which i will show you more of in the next post)..they opened an art gallery and they have a shop where you can buy icecreams and small essentials, a recycled clothes shop, a hotel and cafe,  a glass blowing work shop and artisan areas..plus loads of other facilities.... all to many to mention.... they are on the web ..so check it out ...Poatina...

 proudly flying our flags...the indigenous aboriginal flag  and the Australian Flag.....

 But the first activity that all the girls wanted to do ...was the Face Painting...Rosie always wants a cat face....check out the little bow on the tuft of hair in between her eyes....

and here we have a mean old Crocodile....love the look B...

 Hattie went for the stylish little reindeer ...how cute is this face????

 even Poppy "Himself" had to have his face painted...just a tigers mouth....

 and the Pipe band began the festivities of the day..."Advance Australia Fair" (played on the bagpipes it sounded great).."give me a home among the Gum Trees"  etc ...

the band led the parade of clowns and costumes...

Rosie got to have a seat in the little mini moke at the very beginning...

 check out that clowns hat....

 and this is what they were riding in....

 How iconic is this knitted jumper??????

 and the little flag that we all got ...

  our Granny Smith apples...we are known for our apples here in Tassie.... and the legend of how they became Australians own apple...we all got to have one to eat.

straight after the parade it was into the BBQ sausages and onions in a slice of bread on a serviette...yummo!!!!...

that is all you are getting for now ...i am so beat after a full day of FUN...

I will post more in episode TWO tomorrow...such a fun day...