We caught this little chap trying to climb back up the chimney this morning.

Our friends, the every second Friday ceramic diners, dropped by this evening to photo bomb our sign while wearing Santa beards. And they even roped in somebody's dog as an accomplice. Merry Christmas folks!

Please can I have one of these for Baby James. He will love it, and I will be able to play the PS4 (which you are also requested to get me for Christmas) during feeding time. Thanks!

We think our Christmas lights look great. And we didn't have to pay a ridiculous sum of money to a boyband or an X Factor runner up to switch them on.

We had our Christmas party last night for staff and their families. About 20 people turned up and we were still rocking away on Singstar at midnight and keeping the wallabies awake. There was also plenty of alcohol consumed, but a little too much for some people...

The Dunk Island View Caravan Park team has spent a hectic four days planting over 400 plants and laying 20 cubic meters of mulch across the park. Mainly Ixora and Hibiscus, but also a tropical fruit orchard including Mangosteen, Abiu, Black Sapote, Cocoa, Tamarind, Lychee, Fig and Rambutan trees. Luckily we have a bore water pump to keep our plants happy, so hopefully they'll flourish in the next few months. 

A big thank you to everyone for such a great day last Friday!! A special thanks to

• Mission Beach State School staff and students for organising such a fantastic day
• Helen Larson for the fabulous fish talk
• Our very informative Q&A Panel – Ngaic Campbell, Margaret Crookes, Gene Shepherd, Lin & Ermes Conti, Damon Sydes, Daniel Beeron, Nina Dawson, Don Wheatley, Sarah Strutt and Randall Owens
• CCRC for the donation of trees and staff to assist with planting and the work in preparing the site for planting
• Girringun Aboriginal Corporation for donation of trees and staff to assist with planting
• Dunk Island View Caravan Park for clearing and preparing the site for planting and the yummy potato scallops
• C4 for donation of trees