How well do chocolate Easter eggs and sand dunes mix in the autumn sun of Australia? As it turns out, not so well......
In Queensland in April (mid to north, eastern part of Australia), temperatures hover in the upper 70's and the bright sun shines in the clear skies. At least it's been that way since we returned about a week ago and we're told it will pretty much stay this way through September. So when we anchored in Moreton Bay for the weekend with two other kid boats (Totem and Ceilydh), we easily shifted into cruiser mode complete with sundowners, picnic food, Chicago rummy card games and swimsuits. Ahhh...it's good to be back!
Behan on Totem, exerted great thought and effort into coloring eggs with natural dyes - made from cabbage, beets, and the like. They were very unique and impressive! (Maya liked the "lucky black one"!) Diane from Ceilydh and I took the easier route - grocery store chocolate bunnies and eggs.
The moms headed ashore a half hour before the tribe to strategically "hide" said goods in an outcropping of trees within the sand dunes of Moreton Island. It was around 10am and the sun peaked through clouds containing infrequent rain sprinkles. However, by the time the kids arrived to scavenge for the bootie, the warm rays had done their damage. Cries of woe came from the children as their hands were sticky with inedible chocolate. But the dyed eggs fared very well!
But the thrill of the hunt will be remembered and the sliding on the sand dunes even more so. Donned on boogie boards, we climbed the black diamond slopes of the dunes and slid or surfed down.
But the thrill of the hunt will be remembered and the sliding on the sand dunes even more so. Donned on boogie boards, we climbed the black diamond slopes of the dunes and slid or surfed down. 
