We had an OK stay up at the BiL's property on Monday night but I need to remember to take decent food when we visit these people. There should be food in the tuckerbox for this type of situation but because I am so onorganised there wasn't. So we had nothing to eat until pizza was offered at 9.30pm. I had lunch before we left and took a couple of apples up with me but was feeling crook by 7. Hubby had had nothing all day and was ready for bed but had to wait 'til after *tea*. A tin of something in the car, or some sandwiches would have been better for us.
They thought us strange to be wanting to sleep in the car but that was our plan and no air-conditioned loungeroom with Foxtel was going to change our minds. We took our shower and the port loo so we didn't need anything inside. Next time we will go further away from the house so as to not be able to see it but it was OK where we were. Maybe a bit too close to their dogs...
I was up at 4.45, went for a decent walk then back and made coffee on the little gas stove. Had an apple and read for awhile until Hubby was up and there was movement over at the house.
Will put a photo here later.
We left around 10 and called into a place that we have been to once before and liked. It is an old coalmine that has been flooded and is now used for swimming. I didn't think that you were allowed to camp there but there were no signs and there were a couple of people there camping so it looks like it is allowed. No facilities at all though so you would need to be self contained. As we can be we may stay here on our next visit this way.
It is near Alanson and is called Black Diamond something. Maybe BD pool.
Will put a photo here later.
We nearly left home without a billy for coffee making as it was in the bigger box and I was only taking the little one but luckily Hubby did my job for me and checked as he was loading. That would have been sad if I didn't have something to heat water for my coffees.
I have a bag in the shed that should fit a stove and basic stuff for times like this so I should get it put together. It will be able to be taken anywhere then.
Once again, I could/should have done things better but apart from food we didn't need anything we didn't have and as it was only overnight we didn't need much anyway. Was glad for the mossie net and a torch would have come in handy so I think I will buy another couple of windup ones and keep them with the camping stuff.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
We're Doing An Overnighter.
Hubby's brother is down brom Broome for a bit and he was going to go from work tonight and visit with his family up at his other brothers place. A phonecall from his boss last night has ended up with him having today and tomorrow off so he will now leave from here and I will go up with him.
We will take the cruiser, the swag, coffee making stuff. We could stay in the house but it sounds like they'll have a few people there and this way will be more camp like and good practice for me.
They live up east of Collie, WA so it is a couple of hours away and becausewe he now has to undo the work related stuff that he did yesterday we won't be leaving here until just after lunch. We will have to be back here earlyish tomorrow for the dog and chickens but it will be a good overnighter.
Pity I haven't got all the stuff we'll need organised yet.
What? It's only been a few months so no,
I haven't had plenty of time!
We will take the cruiser, the swag, coffee making stuff. We could stay in the house but it sounds like they'll have a few people there and this way will be more camp like and good practice for me.
They live up east of Collie, WA so it is a couple of hours away and because
Pity I haven't got all the stuff we'll need organised yet.
What? It's only been a few months so no,
I haven't had plenty of time!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Choosing A Camping Car. More Thoughts. Again.
We were kinda thinking about going to Tasmania in 2012 and hiring a camper van when there to explore the place.
My wanting a camper van and getting it set up so I/we can just get in and go has started us thinking about driving over and driving our own van around Tassie.. Hubby says he would want something bigger than what I want though so we are now trying to work out what would be better there.
1. Do I get my small van and use it for my solo trips but we use his Cruiser when we both go somewhere.
2. We buy a bigger camper for the Tassie Trip and sell it when we get back.
3. We buy a bigger camper van to start with and I use that instead of a small one.
4. We hire when we get to Tassie.
1. This is what I want to happen and if it happens by the end of this year then all the better.
2. This would probably be an expensive option but it would be easier if we had everything we needed with us all the time.
3. I'm not really happy with option 3 as I don't like bigger cars. I think it would stop me going off by myself.
4. Hiring as an option would mean flying over east, getting the ferry over to Tassie, picking up the hire van that may not have what we want in it, worrying about crashing and insurance on someone else's car...
It doesn't sound like I am too keen on option 4. does it? Option 3 isn't what I want either.
Hubby suggested that we go up to Perth this week and have a look at some camper vans so as to get an idea on size and setups. A great idea. But then he goes to work and we can't. How rude!
He thinks we should get something already set up but I quite like the idea of buying a van and setting it up ourselves. That way we can do it the way we (I) want. Trouble there is that he knows that he would be the one doing the work. If we (he) did the work though we could insulate the van, the setup would be what suited us, the work would be nice and tidy and look good...
He wants different things in the van than I do. I don't think I need a sink or stove in the van, I could cook outside on one of those little cookers and wash-up in a bucket but he thinks they need to be able to be done inside in case of rain which is a good point but...Isn't that what tinned baked beans are for?
He would need a longer bed than me so if he was going to use the van as well then we need to think about that. He says I will need a table set up inside...Would I though or would a card table and folding chair be OK? I want a toilet of some sort inside. Can this be done in a small van?
If the van was just for me and we used his Cruiser for the 2 of us then it wouldn't need to be 4x4.
How do people decide on things like this?. Maybe I am over thinking the thing and I just need to buy a basic van, throw a mattress down in the back, add a camping stove and a bag of food, a change of clothes, some water and go somewhere. Then if things were added in later, bonus, if not then so be it...I wanted minimilistic and that would give it to me.
My wanting a camper van and getting it set up so I/we can just get in and go has started us thinking about driving over and driving our own van around Tassie.. Hubby says he would want something bigger than what I want though so we are now trying to work out what would be better there.
1. Do I get my small van and use it for my solo trips but we use his Cruiser when we both go somewhere.
2. We buy a bigger camper for the Tassie Trip and sell it when we get back.
3. We buy a bigger camper van to start with and I use that instead of a small one.
4. We hire when we get to Tassie.
1. This is what I want to happen and if it happens by the end of this year then all the better.
2. This would probably be an expensive option but it would be easier if we had everything we needed with us all the time.
3. I'm not really happy with option 3 as I don't like bigger cars. I think it would stop me going off by myself.
4. Hiring as an option would mean flying over east, getting the ferry over to Tassie, picking up the hire van that may not have what we want in it, worrying about crashing and insurance on someone else's car...
It doesn't sound like I am too keen on option 4. does it? Option 3 isn't what I want either.
Hubby suggested that we go up to Perth this week and have a look at some camper vans so as to get an idea on size and setups. A great idea. But then he goes to work and we can't. How rude!
He thinks we should get something already set up but I quite like the idea of buying a van and setting it up ourselves. That way we can do it the way we (I) want. Trouble there is that he knows that he would be the one doing the work. If we (he) did the work though we could insulate the van, the setup would be what suited us, the work would be nice and tidy and look good...
He wants different things in the van than I do. I don't think I need a sink or stove in the van, I could cook outside on one of those little cookers and wash-up in a bucket but he thinks they need to be able to be done inside in case of rain which is a good point but...Isn't that what tinned baked beans are for?
He would need a longer bed than me so if he was going to use the van as well then we need to think about that. He says I will need a table set up inside...Would I though or would a card table and folding chair be OK? I want a toilet of some sort inside. Can this be done in a small van?
If the van was just for me and we used his Cruiser for the 2 of us then it wouldn't need to be 4x4.
How do people decide on things like this?. Maybe I am over thinking the thing and I just need to buy a basic van, throw a mattress down in the back, add a camping stove and a bag of food, a change of clothes, some water and go somewhere. Then if things were added in later, bonus, if not then so be it...I wanted minimilistic and that would give it to me.
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