Story by Alyssa
Water at your door- Casa Pacifica aka "Encanto House!"
Adventure in Swan Bay, North Coast, NSW, AU
We arrived at the back of the house (which is gorgeous in it's own right btw) and my kids yell "CASA MADRIGAL"! And they're right, it looks like the magic house from the movie Encanto - the kids proceed to call it "The Magic House" from here on...
"THIS IS THE BIGGEST HOUSE EVER" my kids shouted as they toured in amazement, eyes wide, before they were off across the road to the water. I say 'road' but it's a single lane, unmarked, it's more of a bike path really... and we never see another car on it the whole time we're there. In fact, we never even saw any other people! Only swans, dolphins, kookaburras and fish. It truly felt like we were on an island all to ourselves. The water is right out front and stretches out in all directions, it so peaceful and serene.
The place really is HUGE, there are sitting and dining areas inside, outside, upstairs, downstairs, formal, casual, even desks, and a media room which the kids were excited to find an "old fashioned" arcade Simpsons game! There are so many options to find your own space and solitude here. We explored the nearby town of Karuah when we went for groceries and we had the best day in Anna Bay but really, this is the kind of place you bring in all your supplies and just stay here and chill for days.
"THIS IS THE BIGGEST HOUSE EVER" my kids shouted as they toured in amazement, eyes wide, before they were off across the road to the water. I say 'road' but it's a single lane, unmarked, it's more of a bike path really... and we never see another car on it the whole time we're there. In fact, we never even saw any other people! Only swans, dolphins, kookaburras and fish. It truly felt like we were on an island all to ourselves. The water is right out front and stretches out in all directions, it so peaceful and serene.
The place really is HUGE, there are sitting and dining areas inside, outside, upstairs, downstairs, formal, casual, even desks, and a media room which the kids were excited to find an "old fashioned" arcade Simpsons game! There are so many options to find your own space and solitude here. We explored the nearby town of Karuah when we went for groceries and we had the best day in Anna Bay but really, this is the kind of place you bring in all your supplies and just stay here and chill for days.
Things We Did
- Experience
- Swim
- Town
An amazing experience up close and personal at Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters feeding and patting the rays and sharks while they gently glide over your toes! Not just breathtakingly fun, we really learnt a lot of new info about our new favourite flat ocean friends.
Get sandy at the biggest sand dune in the Southern Hemisphere! We had no idea how fun this was actually going to be. Even the ride over and back in the 4WD bus was fun! The experience has no time limit and we ended up staying for hours and hours as the kids mastered dropping in on the slope (and I fell on my bum a lot!). A responsible person might choose to go down the giant dunes on their bum instead hey?
High tide here is so magic, there were so many fish and little rays darting around our feet, the water was gorgeous and magical as the kids waded around and then a pod of dolphins swam by! As the tide starts to go out the swans know what's up and they start to arrive in crowds, so lovely watching them gently fishing. Serenity!
We had a little look-see at some of Karuah when we went there to shop for supplies
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