KISA has just come through "the month from hell" at work, and is still not really out of the woods yet, but he was able to at least take last Friday, Monday and Tuesday off work. All he wanted to do was get as far away from mobile phone coverage as he could. So we went to the dam for four nights. I know I said last time we would try somewhere different, so you, dear reader, would not get bored, but this was an important trip as we had to
destress KISA. He is wound up like a spring, hardly sleeping and working at least 12 hour days. It can't go on. So first thing Friday morning we packed up the car, watered up the camper and hit the road. We got up to the dam about 11 and were all set up by lunch.
We even set up the ensuite which we usually leave till day two, but we had all afternoon. It is a loo with a view this trip. As there were hardly any other campers this weekend, we mostly left the door open too!
This is the lakeview window. We line this up so we can see the lake from bed. You can see inside the tent to the bed. As we haven't slept in it yet it is still tidy. There is a reason you haven't had any inside shots of the tent yet!
Sitting under a tree doing some light reading. He is starting to destress a little.
As soon as the golden orb goes behind that hill, the temperature drops 5 degrees in 5 minutes. Then it is time to unscrew a bottle of wine. Ah feel the serenity!
The birdlife was starting to wind down too. This fellow was going for a sunset glide across our view.
We spent a leisurely evening by the fire with two bottles of red. Made tandoori chicken over the fire with naan over the fire as well. With a bit of vegetable curry and rice brought from home on the side.
I was woken in the night by lots of splashing noises. Then some snorting that was very close by. Spooky if it was your first trip up here and didn't know that a small herd of horses grazed the camp ground and are particularly fond of the water weed. I thought they slept at night, obviously not! Later that day, they were still at it. This guy took a short cut.
We cooked each of our evening meals over the fire KISA kept going the whole time we were away. On the Saturday night I tried a roast lamb, and it turned out very well. Very tender. On the third night we had stew and again it worked well. Each lunch we made jaffles over the fire too. We only really used the gas for breakfast.
I really love cooking with cast iron. I am thinking of getting a couple for the kitchen at home. The stand over the fire helps with keeping the temperature reasonable. The stew tasted a lot better than it looks in this picture. Still have leftovers!
We didn't do much activity wise. Just the usual reading, wood hunting and chopping, firetending stuff. We both find it relaxing and that is why we do this. It was very hot this trip though, mid thirties during the afternoons, which means it will be the last trip up here for a while. With the heat came lots more flies than usual and the snakes are waking up soon. Once the sun went down it became more comfortable, and by 8pm we had a jumper on. We both slept well each night though. Went up to the lookout for an outing and to see from above how many other campers there were. There were 3.
Time flew and before we knew it we were watching our last sunset.
KISA put all the wood leftover that he couldn't fit in the camer on the fire and it roared till we went to bed. Had potatoes in the coals with Stagg Chilli and cheese. Simple but yummy meal.
Even the kookaburra came by to see us off.
Here is much more destressed KISA on our last night.
On Tuesday morning it looked like rain, so we wasted no time packing up as soon as the canvas was dry. By 10am we were heading back along the dirt road to Eungella when the first drops of rain fell. We made it! The camper was having some electrical problems, so after dropping off our gear and getting a shower, we spent the rest of the day getting that sorted out and stocking up on a few things. Then KISA turned on his recharged phone and the calls started. By evening he was all wound up again and had a restless night. AAARRRGGGHHH!
We even set up the ensuite which we usually leave till day two, but we had all afternoon. It is a loo with a view this trip. As there were hardly any other campers this weekend, we mostly left the door open too!
This is the lakeview window. We line this up so we can see the lake from bed. You can see inside the tent to the bed. As we haven't slept in it yet it is still tidy. There is a reason you haven't had any inside shots of the tent yet!
Sitting under a tree doing some light reading. He is starting to destress a little.
As soon as the golden orb goes behind that hill, the temperature drops 5 degrees in 5 minutes. Then it is time to unscrew a bottle of wine. Ah feel the serenity!
The birdlife was starting to wind down too. This fellow was going for a sunset glide across our view.
We spent a leisurely evening by the fire with two bottles of red. Made tandoori chicken over the fire with naan over the fire as well. With a bit of vegetable curry and rice brought from home on the side.
I was woken in the night by lots of splashing noises. Then some snorting that was very close by. Spooky if it was your first trip up here and didn't know that a small herd of horses grazed the camp ground and are particularly fond of the water weed. I thought they slept at night, obviously not! Later that day, they were still at it. This guy took a short cut.
We cooked each of our evening meals over the fire KISA kept going the whole time we were away. On the Saturday night I tried a roast lamb, and it turned out very well. Very tender. On the third night we had stew and again it worked well. Each lunch we made jaffles over the fire too. We only really used the gas for breakfast.
I really love cooking with cast iron. I am thinking of getting a couple for the kitchen at home. The stand over the fire helps with keeping the temperature reasonable. The stew tasted a lot better than it looks in this picture. Still have leftovers!
We didn't do much activity wise. Just the usual reading, wood hunting and chopping, firetending stuff. We both find it relaxing and that is why we do this. It was very hot this trip though, mid thirties during the afternoons, which means it will be the last trip up here for a while. With the heat came lots more flies than usual and the snakes are waking up soon. Once the sun went down it became more comfortable, and by 8pm we had a jumper on. We both slept well each night though. Went up to the lookout for an outing and to see from above how many other campers there were. There were 3.
Time flew and before we knew it we were watching our last sunset.
KISA put all the wood leftover that he couldn't fit in the camer on the fire and it roared till we went to bed. Had potatoes in the coals with Stagg Chilli and cheese. Simple but yummy meal.
Even the kookaburra came by to see us off.
Here is much more destressed KISA on our last night. 
On Tuesday morning it looked like rain, so we wasted no time packing up as soon as the canvas was dry. By 10am we were heading back along the dirt road to Eungella when the first drops of rain fell. We made it! The camper was having some electrical problems, so after dropping off our gear and getting a shower, we spent the rest of the day getting that sorted out and stocking up on a few things. Then KISA turned on his recharged phone and the calls started. By evening he was all wound up again and had a restless night. AAARRRGGGHHH!
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