Lake Maraboon.
Well, it is really good to be in a place and have good communications, i.e. wireless internet with plenty of signal. It was a really good surprise the other day when we received a Skype call from family in N.Z.- Jody, Gerard, Ella & Patrick, and be able to see them through video. They are all looking great and Patrick is about to turn 6months and Ella 2yrs 4mnths. My how time flys.
The weather now here at Lake Maraboon is really good. Night time temperatures have risen a little from last week, to around 12deg. and the days approx. 25deg.
Some photos of the bird life around here. They are so tame and
beautiful. We have even had an owl come and sit in the tree
while we were by our fire.
Sat. D’Arcy went and set his crabclaw pots by using his kayak.
Monday evening here in the park was enjoyed immensely. A bbq sausagle sizzle was supplied by the park and entertainment. Geoff, our host has a very good singing voice and done a wonderful job,
along with dancing and video entertainment. These Monday
Well, it is really good to be in a place and have good communications, i.e. wireless internet with plenty of signal. It was a really good surprise the other day when we received a Skype call from family in N.Z.- Jody, Gerard, Ella & Patrick, and be able to see them through video. They are all looking great and Patrick is about to turn 6months and Ella 2yrs 4mnths. My how time flys.
The weather now here at Lake Maraboon is really good. Night time temperatures have risen a little from last week, to around 12deg. and the days approx. 25deg.
Some photos of the bird life around here. They are so tame and
beautiful. We have even had an owl come and sit in the tree
while we were by our fire.
Sat. D’Arcy went and set his crabclaw pots by using his kayak.
As the water temperatures need to be a little warm it was only
necessary to place in shallow waters. As Geoff had his out
necessary to place in shallow waters. As Geoff had his out
before he & Robyn supplied the entree before our dinner of lamb
shanks, my specialty that I love to cook.
On checking them Sunday morning D’Arcy had a good
haul of 15, with one being really quite big, as per photo.shanks, my specialty that I love to cook.
On checking them Sunday morning D’Arcy had a good
So with our combined efforts for 
dinner we had redclaw
dinner we had redclaw & veges along with green curry prawns & noodles.
The rest of Sunday saw us head off to Sapphire and the gemfields
approx. 40mins. Away. Robyn & Geoff came along where we
visited the local market place and then on to the gemfields 
for a bit of fossicking. After purchasing a bucket of
stones/rocks we were guided as to how to go about looking
for sapphires. It took us about 2hrs to go through a bucket. A bit
hard on the eyes, but worth it after finding a few pieces worth
cutting & setting. Nothing really big, but still we all had a great time. Then on our return to the park it was time to check and empty the pots of crabclaw.
Beautiful sunset as we returned to our
van before the cooking of the catch and dinner.Monday evening here in the park was enjoyed immensely. A bbq sausagle sizzle was supplied by the park and entertainment. Geoff, our host has a very good singing voice and done a wonderful job,
as did other staff members. Open fires was the call of the night
along with dancing and video entertainment. These Mondaynight sizzles is a gold coin donation which goes to charities.
This week stopping over in the park was Craig Goozee doing
a 12,500klm marathon around Australia to raise $1m.
For Childrens Cancer Research in memory of his eldest
daughter, Jessica, who died of cancer in 1999 at the ageof nine. They were really pleased and appreciative of the support
shown from the travellers here in the park as the total raised
was $1,001.30. If you go to http://www.a2b4c.com.au/ you can follow Craig’s journey.
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