We had a very mild summer with only about 5 days in the high 30’s
Regardless, I had stated I was going camping with Taz, and if anyone else wanted to join me, they were most welcome.
We took the kids out of school early on Thursday (around 1pm) and we’re on our way by just before 2pm.
I was quite impressed this trip that we managed to get all the way to Meninge (almost 2 hours from home) before our first required P stop. This year we had an extra passenger Tully. She is the newest addition and is a very sassy Cavoodle who has quickly become the boss of the the two dogs here in 3 weeks of living with us.
We all managed to get our business done and were on our way again in no time for the second 2 hour leg of our journey.
We got to the park almost dead on 6pm and I raced through getting a as much setup as I could before it got too dark. It was surprisingly warm for a mid Autumn night, but that was a good thing and helped keep my mood where it needed to be for the start of a 5 day trip.
After an hour or so, I was done. Time to relax for a drink.
Friday rolled in, and so did the intermittent showers, wind and cold weather. There were now 10 adults & 12 kids, with a few more still to arrive.
As the night arrived though,, so did the storm. As if the on and off showers during the day weren’t enough to contend with, we had 19mm off rain dumped on us in about 45 minutes.
With pants rolled up to our knees and bare feet in water above our ankles, all we could do was bucket out the water away from our vans and fridges, and lift as much as we could to higher ground.
Then….. as quickly as it hit us, it stopped and the water drained away into the sandy soil. There were still some tell tale signs around the park with some new water features and mini moats, but our area looked almost normal again within 40 minutes, with the only sign being that the whole section of park was now without 240v power thanks to a mystery tripped circuit breaker somewhere.
Saturday returned to normal, albeit cold and windy still with a smattering of scattered showers. A few people did the mandatory market visit in the morning, then we set off on the Canunga NP 4wd trek that we had done a few times before. This has a nice variety of views and some relatively easy tracks to follow, and is a great way to pass 3 hours.
With wine o’clock taking centre stage once we got back, and a game of cricket, the day was quickly over and finished with us all shivering our way thru the evening waiting for bedtime to call us
Sunday morning arrived, along with Easter Bunny and his usual droppings.
I have never seen so much chocolate be consumed before 8 am, as I sipped on my double strength black coffee before making another one to avoid me getting stuck into some chocolate of my own.
Tracy and I went for a stroll into town with the dogs to get a few essential supplies, only to get an understanding from Tully that when she decides she doesn’t want to walk anymore, she just doesn’t walk!
Tracy was now starting to feel unwell, so I took Taz out for a walk down the remote beaches where we did a bit of a photo shoot, before heading back.
Tomorrow is pack up day already.
Whilst I am not really a fan of the last day, I am now so over this cold, shower,y windy, miserable days, that I am very much looking forward to going home tomorrow.
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