Major Creek Reserve, Micthellstone Vic

Another overnight “Swag” at   Major Creek Reserve well the weekend started on the Friday catching up at  Royal Mail Hotel, Nagambie  for a feed where some went out and set up camp that night and others had planned to arrive on the Saturday.

We arrived around 1pm on the Saturday where Scott + Sue Steve +Son and Shane + Tracy had already arrived, a constant look at the weather apps for a few hours as several storm fronts threatened to come through this area, fortunately for us we missed any rain but some areas further south coped a drenching.

More friend arrived during the evening Jamie + Fee as well as Hutchie + Wendy afternoon of catching up, drinks well into the night with a trailer load of fire wood that Scott sourced for the 2 nights all in bed around Midnight a long night with many laughs, managed to break the camp chair which will need to be replaced. Up around 6am to a fire which had been stoked and a cloudless sky and nice sunrise over the trees.

Leisurely pack up after pancakes for breakfast home early as this camp was only around 50mins from home definitely a place to come back too for many reasons particularly how close to home and how close you can camp against the creek 

Molyullah Recreation Reserve. Molyullah Vic

Spent the afternoon, evening and night “swaging” at Molyullah Rec Reserve for a combined 60^th birthday for Barry & Louise. Location was picked as Barry spent this area in his early years and obviously holds some fond memories for them.

We arrived around 3L30 and the event was in full swing great food was put on for dinner and “coffee” cart was also on location for the evening offering coffees, iced drinks and hot chocolates, We put up our camp at hundred or some metres for the main are and thankfully we did as the parry continued to daylight. 

On the way home we stopped at Hides Bakery  in Benalla for a breakfast and back home by 10:30am a day of rest and naps 

an enjoyable overnight camp

Stringybark Creek, Tolmie Vic

Set of for 2 nights to StringybarkCreek arrived Sat morning set up again quite quickly and set up camp for the afternoon with the “mut” who behaved very well, Early afternoon for drinks and a meal of lemon and herb chicken with salad, a nice meal followed by a few hours around the camp fire. 

Added more wood to the fire, and found some nice pieces (we stopped to collect as you do) used some and brought the other home for next time. Hot water bottles made then off to bed where Snoopy slept the night away on the bed with his own “hot water bottle”  

Woke Sunday to “ice” on the car and camper was bloody cold, after some discussion around other dogs in the camp who were becoming annoying when Linda took Snoopy for a walk, no shade where we were and the possibility of a wet pack up we head back home after a breakfast of champions (see pics) arriving home mid-afternoon and planning a day trip on the Monday to Swan Hill 

Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun Vic (Silo tour)

Linda & I Spent the weekend away with a great bunch of people who we camp with regularly and have become good friends (Brian & Wendy, Malcolm & Nikki and Vic & Ug) completing the newest attraction in Vic the Silotour, we started the drive from the most southern Silo and camped overnight at Lake Sdcce .  the Silo tour itself is over 200km, we stopped for a pub meal along the way at the Creekside Hotel (brilliant) and some spent up big in the local op shop prior

Finally pulling into camp around 5:45pm after the starting the day at the first silo around 11:30am after helping some guys in Harley Davidson’s who had broken down at the last stop

Set up camp at Lake Lascelles and the wind was blowing a gale eventually had the turn the car around to create a wind break, may hours around the fire talking BS before bed at midnight, there was a party on what looked like in an onsite venue where the dof, dof music continued to around 4am, seriously !!! the lake was full and we were on the other side god help those who were closer than us.

Little sleep overnight and up at first light to get a coffee and pack up for an early departure traveled back with Hutchie + Wendy via Sea Lake, Swan Hill and Echuca to home. We have not been up this way before and will do some research for a later date. Managed to hit 2 birds along the way looked in the mirror after hitting the 2^nd and feathers everywhere Linda got out and checked all good so we continued home to unpack, clean up and plan our next weekend