Where: Kings Park
When: October 2016
My Adventure
Companions: Mini Monkey, The Giant Baby and another Hike it Baby Mum and
toddler
“Have you seen the forecast?”
I had planned a Bear Hunt to celebrate the first anniversary
of Hike it Baby Perth and the weather was not cooperating. I don’t just mean a
light, British-style drizzle putting a damper on things, I mean a full on West
Australian weather warning with gale force winds and sideways rain. I was
gutted to have to cancel it, but no one likes a soggy teddy bear.
For a Bear Hunt, everyone brings a teddy bear and, whilst
one of the adults reads ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’ by Micheal Rosen to The Littles,
another will be hiding the bears along the trail for The Littles to find when
the story is finished. Even I was willing to concede that we would be better off to down grade to a regular hike and conduct the Bear Hunt on another weekend. As Mr MAP said to me, maybe this was the Mini-Adventure Gods’
way of telling us that it would be more fun to do next weekend when both Mr MAP
and Grandma would be there.
Out of the twelve or so families who were going to come bear
hunting with us, only one turned up for the hike. The weather was blustery, the skies
grey and the toddlers a little wild. We scoped out the path for the postponed
bear hunt and had snacks on the Green Mile during a brief sunny period whilst the
two older boys chased the magpies away as they came to steal our crumbs. As we headed towards home, the skies ripened ominously. We thought we were going to make it before
the clouds burst, but no. I felt like a drowned rat by the time I had managed
to get the boys and stroller back into the car. Thankfully Mini Monkey and his
friend thought running through the rain was absolutely hilarious.
Website: www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/kings-park
Opening Hours: Never
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