Tuesday, 13th February 2018
We were up very early this morning – luckily we had slept the rest of the night, however by 6 am we were already drinking our tea. By 7.30 we were on our way and as we drove out of the rest area, we came across a notice board saying “ Beware of low flying military planes” and on the left side of us was ………. The runway!! We had spent the night camping next to a military airfield and the pilots were having fun taking their million dollar toys into action!!
And as we drove we noticed a sign for a campsite close by! The Big 4 Koala Nature Park. When we arrived there, the reception was not yet open – that’s at 9 am however the manager was kind enough to help us out and luckily he did have a good pitch for us which we took for 2 nights.
Finally the camper van could be powered up on the electricity and only then it started to feel like fun for me!! Showers and laundry facilities were close by and after having showered we got ourselves organized. The luggage was stowed away and we unpacked our groceries. We noticed that we had no folding table as was specified but Gerry soon found any ingenious way of getting a table put together outside!
After a walk around the campsite, which was situated on the beach and part of the Koala Nature Reserve Park, we had some lunch. Yes now I started enjoying the whole thing about camping. After lunch I had to have a nap – I guess all the emotions of the past day had taken their toll and I really needed to have a nap. However I hadn’t slept long when Gerry woke me up – the Oyster man was going around the park selling fresh oysters and whether I would like to have some – of course my answer was a definite yes!
So as a pre-dinner snack, we had oysters with lemon juice and a balsamic onion sauce. At the back of our pitch, there was a tree trunk in the shade and we thought this would function as a table for us to have a drink and oysters. As we were getting our things ready and we were both away from our plate of oysters, the birds decided to have their first bite into our oysters. It was incredible – this one bird got away with one oysters while the rest sat up in the tree waiting for their turn – but this time we were more aware of their intentions and we could enjoy the rest of the oysters ourselves.
That evening, I prepared a pasta dish with loads of vegetables in a tomato sauce and tasted just great with a glass of red wine. As I did the cooking, Gerry volunteered to do the washing up. After that, it was early to bed! And this time we had all the power we needed in our camper van and our airco had cooled down our sleeping area for the night – tomorrow will be a day to do some exploration around the nature park.
