Ewingar - Thursday 27 June 2019
Raindrops on the caravan roof during the night could have been the precursor to an ordinary day but by the time we emerged from our van (after finishing book, eating French toast for breakfast and showering), there was plenty of blue sky and sunshine.
Greg and Neill did some roof repairs on our van (very disappointing that it even need repair given it is only 3 years old), Jude and I did some housekeeping, and Andrew came down to start cutting some more firewood - not for today as we still had plenty but for us to take to our next campsite. Jude and I loaded that and then we all had lunch in the sun.
After lunch, Andrew took us to one of the larger trees he has felled to show us how he is milling the timber. With 125 acres of mostly bush - and timbered with good trees such as spotted gum and ironbark - he has invested in some implements that convert his big chainsaw to a lumber mill. While we watched, he milled a red ironbark sleeper about 3 metres long, a foot wide and over an inch thick. Fascinating to watch, and such a good idea. To date, Andrew has made most of his posts and rails for horse fences, his chicken enclosure and the vegetable garden.
We then walked up to the house to show Neill and Jude the gardens and the view, as they have only been there at nights. We sorted our next few nights camping while we had access to the internet, no mean feat with the start of NSW school holidays and a weekend. But we think we have found a nice place so we’ll head off in the morning.
Back to camp for some reading in front of the campfire, and a bit of packing up. We were just about to have pre dinner drinks when the rain started - just enough to halt our plans and send us inside. Good thing we’re having dinner up at the house with Andrew and Courtney! A lovely evening enjoying Courtney’s amazing cooking on our last evening here.
posted by Tracey @ 7:36 pm
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