Blog 15 – Nindigully to Millmerran (Thursday 4 to Monday 8 October, 2012)

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.

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  !!!

The Pink Pub

Moonie River

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). 

Moonie River Bridge at Nindigully

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.

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. 

A sea of caravans - we're in there somewhere!!

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.

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….

Roy and Steve

Di and Steve

The entertainment and demonstrations were excellent. I love these country festivals. 

Sheep Dog display

Rounded Up!!!!

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!!!.

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!!!!

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.

Laura Downing

Part of the crowd

Bush Poet

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……………

Roadside burnoff..

  

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