Millmerran
Camp Oven Festival – Great Mate!!!!! If
you haven’t been to one before – mark this down on your To Do lists. It’s only on every second year though.
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| Too close to home |
Thursday 4 October, 2012
- Nindigully
We are so grateful to our new
friends for all their help – both Sam and Kevern stopped in before heading off
in their respective directions, to lend Roy a hand packing the heavy
stuff. Thanks so much guys.
When we were all packed up, we
headed off from Bollon for Nindigully after all !!!
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| The Pink Pub |
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| Moonie River |
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| Sore and Sorry |
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We got a great site right on the
Moonie River – pity Roy’s arm was stuffed or we would have got the kayaks off
again. Nevermind, we got to see the pub
painted pink (and it doesn’t look too bad).
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| Moonie River Bridge at Nindigully |
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| Our Camp |
For tea we ordered Rack Of Lamb, and it was the best that I have
ever had. It was done with olive jus
and potato bake. Yum Yum Yum. (I’ll put
this recipe in my collection for Roy to cook for me – hee hee hee). It was very expensive, $36 – but so big that
we shared (we’re pensioners now and that’s what pensioners do!). We also had a cobb for an entrée’ in case we
needed filling up. Absolutely scrumptious…..
Roy wasn’t fussed on the olive jus, but that was a minor issue.
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| Morning on the Moonie |
Friday to Monday (5-8
October, 2012) – Millmerran Camp Oven Festival
Stopped at Gundy for a big shop –
fuel – grog – gas. Bloody hell !! There
goes our allowance for the month….
Off again to Millmerran, arriving at
about 3:30 – MY GAWD!!, you should see
the sea of caravans. The only other
time I’ve seen so many was at the Birdsville Races 2 years ago.
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| A sea of caravans - we're in there somewhere!! |
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| Here we are - jammed in there |
After settling in, we headed off for
the entertainment. Roy had just been up
to the bar and came back with Lester in tow…
Would you believe it – how could you find anyone in that crowd. Lester brought Kaye over and we had a catch
up – then early to bed. We were both
quite buggered from a big day of driving and shopping.
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| Todd and Roy |
Next day we spent looking at
exhibits and Roy once again, ran into Todd and Irene. Then later on we ran into Steve and Di. We spent some time with them before we all headed off in our
respective directions….
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| Roy and Steve |
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| Di and Steve |
The entertainment and demonstrations
were excellent. I love these country festivals.
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| Sheep Dog display |
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| Rounded Up!!!! |
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| The young dog was learning and needed the old dog to get the ducks in... BEAUTIFUL.. |
We watched the sheepdogs
herding ducks, a pack horse display, engine pulling (to see which tractor could
pull the most weight – good fun), campoven cooking displays – Roy took a lot of
notes John!! Then there were the market
stalls.
This is the Engine Pulling competition - good fun watching these strong buggers pulling a load!!!.
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| The dog is mans best friend.... |
Just tonight we've met the neighbours behind us, after being here for 3 days. We haven't been home and nor have they - but the crowd has thinned out now and we (Roy) has met them. You're kidding - they're from Amity too...... Bloody hell, this world keeps getting smaller. They are the Walkers and live in Millers Lane on the waterfront. They have been on the road for nine years and rent the house out. My God!! Their daughter and her husband have just won the camp oven cooking competition here for the third time..... (They got pointers from me - ha ha). They'll be on the island at xmas and will catch up with us.... Bloody Hell!!!!
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| Pixie |
The entertainment consisted of Pixie
Jenkins as the main attraction (we love Pixie) and an up and coming young man
named Ryan Sampson, who has won a number of awards at the Tamworth
Festival. All “country” music, which I
usually don’t like, but a cross-section of styles. Really good. I even
bought his CD!! (Country) And another young guy called Tim Pearce and a young
local band (school kids), CC and the Crusade, and Laura Downing, wow what a
voice! (even though she is the World Champion Female Yodeller, she was
awesome) – all so talented!!! And heaps more….. So much talent out
there… We had a wonderful time, that
is, until we wandered home on Sunday arvo and found that the gas light on the
fridge was blinking, indicating that there is a problem with the gas getting
through… Oh No!!! Roy had a look, but
couldn’t see anything that he could fix himself… I guess we’ll have to call into town tomorrow before heading on,
to see if we can get it fixed. Not too
big a drama I hope.
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| Laura Downing |
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| Part of the crowd |
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| Bush Poet |
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| The Pack Horse |
We’re heading off tomorrow – but
will call in to Millmerran to see about the gas problem.
Once again, not sure of our
destination, but maybe Cecil Plains or Heifer Ck – who knows – but I do know
that we’re getting too close to home.
As you all know, I’m obsessed with
my camera – but now I have an added compulsion thanks to Kevern, who gave me
some valuable lessons while we were camped at Bollon. I now have to practice practice practice all he taught me. Thanks Kevern – I will pursue it…. Hope the lessons show in my pics..
Anyway by now, you know the
drill……………
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| Roadside burnoff.. |
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