6.30am
8.6 degrees inside and 3.8 degrees outside and windy.
8.30am
the boys left and it was 10.2 degrees outside. Mum rang to say Jon had dropped
off our postal votes for them to fill in – he had already voted. She will drop
them off when they vote on Saturday. Had a lovely long chat.
Went
for a walk up and down the track and walked further along the main track and up
onto a plateau – top spot to camp too. Walked over to the other camp for a
chat. Marg showed me all the gold that Brian has found since they arrived –
very nice. Apparently this has been a very productive place over the years. One
chap Steve spoke to yesterday said 20 years ago he got 62 ounces in one visit!!
Now it is all the little bits that the newer machines are picking up and an
occasional bigger piece.
Back
to the van for a cuppa then I collected more firewood. Lyn had bought a cake
mix so Jeff gave it to me to make up. Bit windy for a fire but I got it going
and put rocks around the campoven hole to keep the heat in. Nice and warm in
the sun that I had to strip off to t-shirt and shorts – so nice after being in
longs and jumpers all the time. I got some coals ready and made the mix into
cupcakes. Didn’t take long to cook in the warmed camp oven – they even have
icing.
Kept
the fire going and put on a stew – one of Roothy’s off the 4WD Action videos we
have been watching.
Had
lunch – the thermometer is in the shade on the side of the van and it said 19
degrees but it is warmer in the sunshine.
Collected
more wood – there are heaps of dead trees that I can rock back and forth and
pull out of the ground. The root and trunk give the better coals.
The
boys came back – Steve with a sad face, no gold and Jeff was beaming – he had
about 8 pieces.
Another
lovely night by the fire. Stew was lovely and we had cupcakes for dessert.
8pm
11 degrees outside so time to head in and put the heater on.
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