incisor
10th June 2014, 07:45 AM
Overall a very rewarding weekend with more than the usual high and lows from a personal perspective.
my wife and i would like to take this opportunity to (once again!) thank everybody for their input on the weekend.. we can not thank you enough.
The weekend started out well with madge and myself arriving in good time on thursday evening and getting ready for the tasks at hand the next morning.
friday was spent preparing for the big bonfire... and then looking for the fire warden or their phone number.
alas despite several hours of searching they could not be found and when a south easter blew up @ about 20 knots i gave the idea away completely and made sure the usual fire pit was stocked with enough timber to make it thru the weekends festivities.
friday afternoon and evening saw the usual suspects arrive and setup for what i expected to be a relaxing weekend away from the burbs.
saturday came and went with an unexpected working bee adding more convenience to the amenities block, which got a BIG tick of approval by all who used the shower that night. ;)
the saturday night meal was a treat to behold... several roasts and a couple of pots of vegetables all cooked to near perfection in camp ovens surrounding the main fire.... very very nice and well worth the efforts of those involved in this epic!
sunday, well what can i say, i don't remember much of it to be frank as i came down with what appears to be a dose of food poisoning after eating a dodgy can of all day breakfast on thursday night.
by all accounts sunday nights pork roast dinner and fire were something special, sadly i slept thru the lot of it :angel:
monday saw me back on my feet and back into the spirit of the event...
madge and i left wattlemere at about 16:00 and arrived back home at about 19:30. an extra half hour for the trip home @ 85kph i thought was well worth the adventure of taking madge out on the run.
boy do sheep skin seat covers make a big difference to an old girl....
once again many thanks to you all for making the weekend as much fun as it was....
sorry i have only 1 pic
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://s659.photobucket.com/user/incisor/media/Wattlemere%20Bonfire%202014/20140606_163030_zpsc429dc59.jpg.html)
my wife and i would like to take this opportunity to (once again!) thank everybody for their input on the weekend.. we can not thank you enough.
The weekend started out well with madge and myself arriving in good time on thursday evening and getting ready for the tasks at hand the next morning.
friday was spent preparing for the big bonfire... and then looking for the fire warden or their phone number.
alas despite several hours of searching they could not be found and when a south easter blew up @ about 20 knots i gave the idea away completely and made sure the usual fire pit was stocked with enough timber to make it thru the weekends festivities.
friday afternoon and evening saw the usual suspects arrive and setup for what i expected to be a relaxing weekend away from the burbs.
saturday came and went with an unexpected working bee adding more convenience to the amenities block, which got a BIG tick of approval by all who used the shower that night. ;)
the saturday night meal was a treat to behold... several roasts and a couple of pots of vegetables all cooked to near perfection in camp ovens surrounding the main fire.... very very nice and well worth the efforts of those involved in this epic!
sunday, well what can i say, i don't remember much of it to be frank as i came down with what appears to be a dose of food poisoning after eating a dodgy can of all day breakfast on thursday night.
by all accounts sunday nights pork roast dinner and fire were something special, sadly i slept thru the lot of it :angel:
monday saw me back on my feet and back into the spirit of the event...
madge and i left wattlemere at about 16:00 and arrived back home at about 19:30. an extra half hour for the trip home @ 85kph i thought was well worth the adventure of taking madge out on the run.
boy do sheep skin seat covers make a big difference to an old girl....
once again many thanks to you all for making the weekend as much fun as it was....
sorry i have only 1 pic
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://s659.photobucket.com/user/incisor/media/Wattlemere%20Bonfire%202014/20140606_163030_zpsc429dc59.jpg.html)