Trip May 2022
Tuesday 3rd May day1
Left home 7:30am took different route ..meadows.Strathalbyn/Callington too the highway...arrived at Lake Ratzcastle around 1:20pm...had a campfire but rained overnight ..I saw what I thought was a black plastic rubbish bag fly away from the Pajero..turned out to be the spare tyre cover ...bugga
Wednesday 4th day2
Woke to rain that was on and off all day..clearing to have a fire tonight..Rosie cooked a chicken on the Weber Q for dinner a local farmer who stops and chats..I asked him to keep an eye out for the cover...well he left and 30mins later returned with it...Thanks Cliff
Thursday 5th day3
Woke to freezing cold morning outside temp 0.6c in van was 2c ... fairly nice day till 4pm then it rained and became cold again..not that it was warm at 13c ..we had a campfire but it was too wet to sit next to it..tomorrow might be same ..couple chaps helped saw up some wood..for tonight but it got wet...was water logged around the van for awhile
Tuesday 3rd May day1
Left home 7:30am took different route ..meadows.Strathalbyn/Callington too the highway...arrived at Lake Ratzcastle around 1:20pm...had a campfire but rained overnight ..I saw what I thought was a black plastic rubbish bag fly away from the Pajero..turned out to be the spare tyre cover ...bugga
Wednesday 4th day2
Woke to rain that was on and off all day..clearing to have a fire tonight..Rosie cooked a chicken on the Weber Q for dinner a local farmer who stops and chats..I asked him to keep an eye out for the cover...well he left and 30mins later returned with it...Thanks Cliff
Thursday 5th day3
Woke to freezing cold morning outside temp 0.6c in van was 2c ... fairly nice day till 4pm then it rained and became cold again..not that it was warm at 13c ..we had a campfire but it was too wet to sit next to it..tomorrow might be same ..couple chaps helped saw up some wood..for tonight but it got wet...was water logged around the van for awhile
Friday 6th day4
Woke this morning to totally fogged in..when that cleared we had about 1 hour of mostly blue sky then by 4pm the sky went black..we decided that's it in the van we go..chicken roast on the Weber Q tonight
Saturday 7th day5
It's been one of those days...rain off and on..just cause Rosie did some clothes washing..was a stary night by campfire..Steve turned up tonight.. haven't seen him since the table roll over last year..good to catch up with him
Sunday 8th day6
Mother's Day rang Mum all ok ...been overcast all day no rain but no stars tonight..Rosie cooked sausage rolls on the Weber Q tonight..campfire it's warm 15c
Woke this morning to totally fogged in..when that cleared we had about 1 hour of mostly blue sky then by 4pm the sky went black..we decided that's it in the van we go..chicken roast on the Weber Q tonight
Saturday 7th day5
It's been one of those days...rain off and on..just cause Rosie did some clothes washing..was a stary night by campfire..Steve turned up tonight.. haven't seen him since the table roll over last year..good to catch up with him
Sunday 8th day6
Mother's Day rang Mum all ok ...been overcast all day no rain but no stars tonight..Rosie cooked sausage rolls on the Weber Q tonight..campfire it's warm 15c
Monday 9th day7
Bit boring day today...this arvo a wallaby past us while sitting by campfire..about 4mtrs away...this arvo I decided to have a shower at the amenities...solar...it was freezing..no sun last few days didn't help
Tuesday 10th day 8
Woke to 0.6c outside and 2c inside the van...we have a 4lt icecream container with 50mm of water in it to wash hands on vans drawbar...the water was frozen this morning...another wallaby just hang around campsite tonight about 30mtrs away....on our own tonight...used my new Ryobi chainsaw today worked well on softer stringy bark
Bit boring day today...this arvo a wallaby past us while sitting by campfire..about 4mtrs away...this arvo I decided to have a shower at the amenities...solar...it was freezing..no sun last few days didn't help
Tuesday 10th day 8
Woke to 0.6c outside and 2c inside the van...we have a 4lt icecream container with 50mm of water in it to wash hands on vans drawbar...the water was frozen this morning...another wallaby just hang around campsite tonight about 30mtrs away....on our own tonight...used my new Ryobi chainsaw today worked well on softer stringy bark
Wednesday 11th day 9
Been overcast all day...raining tonight..no neighbours again tonight..been burning lot wood not much else going on
Thursday 12th day 10
2 neighbors tonight...been a very stormy cloudy day...Cliff said we had 5.6mm rain overnight ....lot of wallabys and Roos about early this morning plus 5+ emu's too..campfire going all day...actually been boring day
2 neighbors tonight...been a very stormy cloudy day...Cliff said we had 5.6mm rain overnight ....lot of wallabys and Roos about early this morning plus 5+ emu's too..campfire going all day...actually been boring day
Friday 13th day 11
Nothing much of a day..Rosie did few clothes washing...not a great day for it.made a string Line to hang it on under our awning ...3 lots here tonight
Saturday 14th day 12
A cloudy day no rain..all 3 neighbors left by 10am and we are on our own tonight...couple wallaby close in the dark tonight when we were by campfire
Sunday 15th day 13
Cloudy day then partly sunny then 3pm rain...Rosie cooked a roast pork on the Weber Q and I did potatoes in alfoil on the campfire between rain showers
Saw emus on the dry lake today but no wallabies today
Monday 16th day 14
We started packing up ready to travel 180klms to go shopping then find a place with power for few days...if busy it could be back to Ratz who knows...2 neighbor's tonight...raining and very cold wind...stay indoors tonight
Tuesday 17th day 15
Well we left LR this morning..and headed to Warracknabeal ...stocked up on groceries and headed to Home Hardware to get gas cylinders refilled they weigh them first...then on to an auto electrician to get a new deep cycle battery $350 fitted...then on to Brim but too many there...so headed back to LR a 355klm round trip...here for how long who knows
Wednesday 18th day 16
Cold day..raining then sun comes out then rain again..tonight too cold to be by campfire 7c out 11c in van
Thursday 19th day 17
Started out nice day though it was only 1c out and 2c in van..not hard to stay in bed bit longer...but by lunch time the sky was dark and icy winds...only others here are couple in van way over behind the fishing but...too cold to be out tonight
Friday 20th day 18
What a lovely day woke to 1c temp but blue sky...even had a warm shower this arvo..not much happening today...sat by campfire tonight looking at the stars
What a lovely day woke to 1c temp but blue sky...even had a warm shower this arvo..not much happening today...sat by campfire tonight looking at the stars
Saturday 21st day 19 (Federal Election Day)
Another blue sky day...1c and that was in van..spent the day by the campfire..15c was the temp today...no new neighbors tonight
Sunday 22nd day 20
Another blue sky day...was 5c in van this morning...bagged wood to take with us Tuesday to Hynes...we need power for few days while weather turns bad
Saw 1 wallaby tonight
Monday 23rd day 21
Today it was a tidy up day ready for tomorrow trip down to Hynes
Rosie did some clothes washing ...tonight we had a lady twitcher (bird watcher)
Ask about a bird she had sound of ...Steve turned up said his byes as only he does
Tuesday 24th day 22
We packed up and were on the road by 8:35am grabbed few things from Goroke IGA and fuel and headed to Hynes..on the way we detoured to look at Clear Lake...camping area...were here by 11am...140klms
Another blue sky day...was 5c in van this morning...bagged wood to take with us Tuesday to Hynes...we need power for few days while weather turns bad
Saw 1 wallaby tonight
Monday 23rd day 21
Today it was a tidy up day ready for tomorrow trip down to Hynes
Rosie did some clothes washing ...tonight we had a lady twitcher (bird watcher)
Ask about a bird she had sound of ...Steve turned up said his byes as only he does
Tuesday 24th day 22
We packed up and were on the road by 8:35am grabbed few things from Goroke IGA and fuel and headed to Hynes..on the way we detoured to look at Clear Lake...camping area...were here by 11am...140klms
Wednesday 25th day 23
Today started out ok but very windy 25kph..by lunch we already had 2 mm and still coming down no chance of having a campfire today..cars in and out but no staying..so it's just us tonight...good to have power..the heater working well
Thursday 26th day 24
Yep today is my birthday...good grief 69 ....crappy weather...spent most of it inside the van
Friday 27th day 25
Rosie did clothes washing while I got the chainsaw out and cut some wood up from trees dumped out back...then split them with logsplitter ...foggy morning..then blue sky
Saturday 28th day 26
Well it started out foggy again then cleared then blue then cloudy all day...no stars tonight..this is day 5 here and still no one else here ....a young magpies been entertaining us most of the day...rainbow and scally lorrakeets been noisy and a mob of kangaroo's about 20 keeping sheep company in paddock next door ...rain forecast tomorrow
Wasn't too bad a day here..by 3pm it was 11c out by the campfire so we headed in to the van 19c...no rain and a starry night...couple cars visited but again no neighbours...that's none since we came here
Monday 30th day 28
Rain all day..stuck in the van..well at least we have power if only to keep tablet and phones charged...only went out for dash to the loos ...thinking Wednesday might be heading home day.. depending on the weather
Tuesday 31st day 29
Well I'm so over this trip weather...stuck in our small van 3 days and seeing the next 10 days are going to be wet we have decided to head home tomorrow...we were due to be home 13th but just not fun in wet..I'm glad we moved to Hynes when we did on power been a blessing...today max was 4.5c outside van all day..in was 20c with our little electric fan heater
Wednesday 1st day 30
We left Hynes 7:45am this morning...getting home 3pm...been long day in
the saddle..."numb bum" packing can wait till tomorrow....
This trip is now over...29days camping
