Showing posts with label Ramco Point 04/17. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ramco Point 04/17. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Ramco Point to Paringa...

Friday 21st April, 2017 ... sorry I took a while to get back...

We were lucky to not have any more rain after mid evening on Thursday. If it had continued, we would've been stuck for sure. The track had dried out quite well, apart from the big puddles.

Ah, we have loved the peace up here!

Frypan toast and beans for breakfast!

We got out with minimal slip and sliding and headed for Renmark. Along the way, we stopped at Banrock Station, Kingston on the Murray, for lunch.

I had the lamb loin and mash...delicious!

And a wine, of course!

Gus had thebarramundi, also very good!

Time to make tracks!

We arrived at our luxury accomodation where we have the next two nights...

Great views of the river...

At 5 o'clock we were taken for a sunset cruise in a gondola by old mate John. A local, full of knowledge, we had an enjoyable 1 and half hours on the water...

Stunning, eh?

Back home, Gus cooked a chicken roast roll for dinner. Big day!

Cheers - Joolz xx

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Washed out!

We didn't get much more rain overnight and it was calm this morning. I took this at 6.41am...

By late morning, the rain had set in and things were getting very soggy.

We got out okay but with more rain, it is going to get harder to get out of camp.
We drove to Cadell and ended up at Caudo Vineyard where we had a nice platter for lunch...again!

This is a lovely spot on the river bend. I can imagine it would be a hopping and bopping place on a nice sunny day. When we left the rain was steady and unrelenting. We went back to Waikerie to gather dinner supplies...

Back at camp, we slooshed our way in and got Ruby positioned ready to hitch up in the morning. The road is so sludgey, we got a bit sideways!

Gus reckons my wet mats are the best $60 I have ever spent. They really do keep you up and out of the mud and water...

That's the road we need to get out on but since I took this picture, it's more like a lake!

Well, its been pouring all afternoon and into the evening with no let up. Dinner is bought to you by Continental. It's a dish we've been making for ever...we used to call it Chicken Fettucini Verde but Continental discontinued that flavour long ago so we use Alfredo now...

Brown a rasher of bacon in a fry pan, followed by a sliced up chicken breast...Add in the sachet with milk, water and dob of butter and simmer until pasta is tender. Add in half a red capsicum, simmer for 5 minutes longer. Toss in a handful of chopped cashews and a sprinkle of dry parsley and crack of salt and pepper...

Dinner is served! Quite yummy and it hit the spot. Not being able to barbecue or bake in the BabyQ Weber hinders what we can cook, a bit. Tummies are full now and we have a mountain of Haighs Easter choccies for dessert. After spending all afternoon cooped up, I think we'll have an early night! Finger crossed the thunderstorm that is forecast doesn't come through! Let's see what tomorrow brings...

Cheers - Joolz xx

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Time to move camp...

I bounced (well, crawled and hobbled) out of bed when I looked out the window I was greeted with this pretty sunrise...

Bush camping really is very relaxing...

We packed up camp and headed for Waikerie. Lunch was first up as we got in lare. Have alook at this roast pork meal! Under the meat was a huge pile of broccoli, cabbage, carrot and potatoes! I really enjoyed the veggies after a few days of not having them and the gravy was lovely and tasty. I didn't get through all of it but gave it a good go. I love pub roasts!

This is our camp view, not bad, hey? This is Ramco Point Wetlands.
We might be in for some rain and a thunderstorm tonight. It came up quite windy so we haven't lit the pig. It it still very warm (it was 31C in Waikerie today) but we are inside, trying to keep the bug population down in Pearl. If we get a lot of rain, we might have trouble getting out, we'll wait and see.

Spaghetti Bolognese was on the menu tonight in Pearl's galley and it was delicious! The rain hasn't eventuated and its still very warm. Our side awning came adrift in the winds earlier so we have detached that and put everything else away in preparation for a wild, windy night.

Cheers - Joolz xx