We travelled out again (2nd
weekend in a row) this time with the camper instead of swags to a place called “Snakes reserve” in Jamieson around 17kn past the Kevington Hotel 1 of many camp
grounds around that area. The weather at home was forecast to be around 37deg’s
over the 2 days and Jamieson low 30’s. Arrived mid-morning after surveying other
camp grounds along that road we finally settled on this area, not a lot of
people in the camp area and a fair size are as well with clean toilets, fire
pits and tables around the camp ground
We set up camp with close access to the
river a 50m walk from our camper to the river took the chairs down and sat in
the river for some time before going back and getting a dinner of spaghetti and
herb read ready, set up a small fire near by and watch the stars to around 10:30
then off to Bed.
The fly’s were enormous and plentiful (thousands)
apparently the bigger the bigger flys are called “march flys” fortunately Linda
brought some ‘fly squats” see pic below and they came in quite hand and
literally killed 50+
Sat woke to more flys and stifling heat, it
was hot just did nothing around the camp all day and back to the river in the
afternoon visited by the local Police who it appears just drives up and down
this road visiting and talking with all the campers back to the river the pizza
for dinner a little fire and off to bed.
Woke Sunday morning and a quick pack up (would
have been quicker except we had problems with the camper packing up as I had
left the spreader bar in place and it would not fold, lesson 101!!!!) stopped
in at Jamieson for breakfast and coffees, Linda checked all her Facebook messages
as the camp ground itself did not have coverage which I think drove Linda mad
over the weekend
Nice weekend but too HOT and the bloody fly’s
were incredible, need to really think this through “camping above 30 deg” in
future
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