Monday 18th day 1
Packed and on the road...headed to Lake Ratzcastle...arriving 1:30pm
Set up in the almost exact place we were last September
Was a hot night..and during the night the van slipped sideways not much but annoyingly making sleeping in bed hard against the wall
Tuesday 19th day 2
Before breakfast we raised the legs and drove forward about 10ft away from a 3ft wide ditch one of the legs were in to a flat area..
Wednesday 20th day 3
We been chatting with a couple we met here last May..he (Ron) had built his own caravan..about same size as ours.
Rosie washed a few clothes by hand and it didn't take long to dry on the 30+ deg day....so far all the people that camped around us been SA
Thursday 21st day 4
People come and go...today 4 vans arrived all were SAn where are the Vic's still warm but tonight it's very cloudy..might rain
Friday 22nd day 5
It didn't rain and today turned out nice...still high humidity though it was only 31 felt like 40.. Rosie fell over again while walking around the lake..glad we took the walkies talkies with us in case of an emergency
Saturday 23rd day 6
Still here...leaving for Hynes on Monday...lot of campers coming and leaving today and last night...cloudy tonight forecasting 5mm tomorrow and more Monday...we shall see
Sunday 24th day 7
Crappy day weather wise...packed most of gear up for early start tomorrow to Hynes
Monday 25th day 8
Well we made it to Hynes....storm all night...wet trip here been windy and raining most of the day...no one here
Tuesday 26th day 9
Couple vans came in drove around and left....still no one here....weather been nice today
Wednesday 27th day 10
Still here...still no one around...started the Kings stove today...paint blistered on top...that's expected ....Rosie did some clothe washing
Thursday 28th day 11
Quiet day warming up...maybe 30c....couple in end caravans turned up this arvo
They seem to know all the gossip about whats going on with this place
Friday 29th day 12
people coming in and out....couple backpackers came in late.....WHY DO THE MALES WANT TO BE IN LADIES TOILET??
Saturday 30th day 13
Backpackers left mid morning ....only to get couple young ones turn up mid storm in a small wagon...(weather been bad)
Sunday 31st day 14
Girls left 11am....went over to chat with corner couple...John was there (we met long ago)....we felt uneasy now knowing the owners are filming you every time you enter toilets...how much paper your using and number of showers taken...there goes the privacy here...now there's none.
Later John came over to ask me if I could help him put out a smouldering fire pit left by illegal campers about 3klms in the scrub...was interesting as I have never been there before
Tomorrow we are heading home....might have to break up the trip....roughly 6 1/2 hour trip
Monday 1st April day 15
Left Hynes around 8:30am SA time...arriving home 3:15pm......long day driving...
next trip May
