Monday 26 May 2014

Nug Nug Reserve, Myrtleford


 
The outlook when we arrived
 
Another Friday to Sunday weekend away this time to a place called Nug Nug Reserve about 15 km South of Myrtleford the reserve is well sign posted from Buffalo River road about 13km out of Myrtleford.

Arrived around lunch time Friday to a downpour that lasted around 2 hrs we impatiently sat in the car deciding weather to risk a wet weekend or go home we decided what the heck we just brought a tarp to go over the camper for days like this “we need to toughen up” and grow some so we put up the camper in and out of showers that persisted to early evening. We moved the chairs backwoods and forwards from the awning to the fire to eventually the showers stoped and we sat around the fire drinking large amounts of alcohol (well Linda did)

During the course of the evening Linda trying to get her shoes dried “scorched” 1 of her shoes everything was fine until she said “oh well ill replace them” I asked how much were they? $249 needless to say there was some silence for some time, but I’m sure it was my fault or not keeping an eye on them!!!

Woke to the kookaburras around 6:30 / 7:00am stoked the fire, cooked bacon and eggs for breakfast the weather cleared from a foggy/misty morning to a brilliant day. Collected wood from around the area (well I watched Linda as someone had to keep an eye on the fire, shit she worked hard!!!!) and we cooked the left over bacon over the fire for a snacks latter then we decided (I did) to cook our steak over the open fire as well as some potatoes placed in the fire (2nd attempt Linda got impatient with the first lot and they turned into charred cricket balls) she googled during the week as how best to cook them then followed those instructions 2nd time around

Sat around the fire for a 2nd night not too cold around 6deg the fire was raging by this stage again Linda drank lots of grog while I sipped on a few.

Sunday morning up and a coffee around the fire packed up then in to Myrtleford for a Coffee, Jam donut and sausage roll for the drive home unpacked the trailer in the garage due to some wetness and have all the floor covering/tarp out ready or next weekend to clean

Got home and quickly made a lamb roast for dinner with the kids (Kirstie invited herself and David so we had to invite Luke and Monika otherwise Kirstie will go to great lengths to let her brother know)

Learnings this trip:

·         Bring more bread

·         The innerspring mattress is much better the a foam mattress

·         Be brave when the weather is cr@p
 
 
 

5pm

Breakfast time
 
 
obvious
 
 
Linda still looking for phone coverage
 
Campsite's
 
A lazy afternoon