After a busy run of exploring, we decided the girls needed a pure fun day. No caves. No cliffs. No long drives. Just playtime. So we kicked things off at one of Adelaide’s big soft play centres and it turned out to be one of their favourite days so far.
Georgia spent half the time dressed as a masked superhero, flying through tunnels and racing toy cars like she owned the place. Dotty threw herself down the slides into the ball pit with that full-body excitement only a five year old can generate.
After refuelling, we headed north of Adelaide and found ourselves on the peninsula at St Kilda Beach, one of the calmest stretches of coast we have ever seen. Endless white sand, warm wind and a jetty that feels like it reaches all the way to the horizon. The beach was almost completely empty which made it perfect for the kids to run wild.
Ali wrote “Australia 2025” in giant letters across the sand, arms in the air like the star of her own travel film. It felt like one of those small but powerful family moments. The kind that sticks with you.
A simple day. Soft play. Sunshine. Space to breathe. And a beach that made us stop and appreciate exactly where we are.
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