Boulia

Arrive in Boulia and park in the main street to go to the grocery store and do a bare minimum shop - cheese and some vegetables. Then decide to head out to Boulia Racecourse where attendees for the Camel races are allowed to camp. We select our own spots and set up our campsite beside Darren and Kris. Time for lunch, sandwiches for Roger, toasties for me.
Then the 4 of us go to suss out about volunteering here. Darren has been in contact and told we should go to the Merchandise area to find what is available. We are all able to volunteer, and Darren and Kris got onto a shift immediately - working in the Merchandise tent. Roger and I told they'd be in contact to let us know what we'll be doing later... so as not required just yet we wander around checking out the venue and set up. Get a soft serve icecream each and decide to go for a walk and do the lap of the racetrack. After doing this we drive back into Boulia (unhitched now from caravan) to look around there. We go to the information centre and do the Min Min Encounter $35 each for a 20 minute session. Interesting and well done. While at the Tourist centre I purchase some Cinnabalm 2 in 1 bite salve and a goat soap shampoo bar. Roger goes back to the grocery shop for bread. We then go and get some fuel and head back to our campsite at the Racecourse. When we arrive back, Darren and Kris are already there as they have finished their 1st volunteer shift. They let us know they have got Roger and I doing a Merchandise tent shift on Saturday 1pm to 5pm and that is all we're required to do for the 3 day event! Darren and Kris are doing another shift tomorrow (a 3hour one) and that's their volunteering requirement done, before the event even properly gets started!
We all relax at camp then prepare own separate tea, for us BBQ steak and panfried vegetables cooked on Roger's camp fire pit, and we all eat around the fire, enjoying another beaut evening. Go off to our caravans to do dishes, Roger has his shower and ready for bed.Leggi altro