Oven loaded and ready to start
Oven with lid on
Oven covered in coals and cooking
Campground from the fire place
Hi Folks,
Another sunny day in the north. We just pottered. Susan did the washing. We toodled down to the Quandong bakery for coffee and treats. Talked to Andrew and bade him farewell as he started cycling towards Maree. No doubt we will see him up the track tomorrow.
Then suddenly this afternoon....a phone call from Australian Motors. Replacement half shafts have arrived ordered by another customer who is away for 2 weeks. Seeing as we are stuck would we like them? I replied with my credit card details and a hectic flurry of emails/phone calls to arrange transport. They have been collected by Pack and Send (excellent service) at OSB and will commence their journey tomorrow. We will also be journeying tomorrow to Maree and Lake Eyre with swag and rubber dingy in tow leaving the camper set up at Copley. Will be no comms so blog and Facebook/email will be quiet for a couple of days.
The highlight of the day is pictured above. We did a beef roast in the camp oven. Bloody excellent although was some minor charring of the spuds and carrots. Nothing like sitting around the campfire at dusk eating great food from the oven and having some nice Shiraz. It is a tough life but someone has to do it. The last picture is looking back towards the camping area from the fireplace. Can just see the pajero in the background.
The campground managers light the fire every day around 530. There are plenty of old Ghan sleepers to be burned. Every afternoon seens an influx of fresh tenants so there is always someone new to BS to around the fire.
Our first theft occurred. Someone souvenired a pair of Susans black lacy knickers (and the peg) from the washing line.
However a great day where we barely left the campground.
Cya in a couple of days
cheers Simon
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