Jingellic Hub Showgrounds NSW

Get to Jingellic and have a drive about to find where the hotel is, and the free camping nearby beside the river. It is a pretty spot, then we go find the showgrounds where Roger has rung ahead (days ago) to make sure we will be right to camp here. We drive in the wrong gate - and end up on the oval, not where we can camp- so after the caretaker directs us, we go back and enter where required.
The caretaker shows us where we can camp to access power and water. Tony and Roger sort out how we'll park up our caravans - choose to have our vans with our awnings opened to the same side to enjoy the views (convoy style).
Once caravans parked, we all get ourselves settled. Awnings and mats out and fire pits assembled to be ready for later.
Lunch - we all do our own. Roger has a meat and salad sandwich, I finish off the leftover pasta I brought back 'takeaway container' from the pub last night, followed with a banana.
We relax about camp, I get our budget books and spending app up to date while sitting in our van. The others relax sitting outside. Roger and Tony get our fire pits going and Tony cooks up some damper (using packet scone mix). We eat this with jam and cream (I whip up in the Thermomix).
Roger cooks up our tea on our fire pit - chicken snitzels, boiled vegetables and jacket roasted potatoes (wrapped in foil cooked in the coals) served with gravy.
Tony cooks up similar - has chops instead of snitzel. Tidy up, do dishes. Then sit about the fires for a lovely evening. Roger and Tony head off to have their showers before bed, Lisa and I chat on until the fires have died down - right for us to head to our caravans.
I am writing this before going to bed.
16/04/25 Wednesday I get up before 7.30am to go for a run. I return around 8.45am, go have a shower, and then have my porridge for breakfast. During this time Roger, Tony and Lisa have been getting themselves organised for us all to go driving together on a day trip. Roger has packed Cheese and vegemite sandwiches, fruit and yoyo biscuits for our (his and mine) lunch. We head off in Tony and Lisa's ute just before 10am.
We arrive back before 5pm. Fellas get the camp fires going, I make up a batch of date damper in the Thermomix - ready to cook in the camp oven. We all enjoy some pre dinner drinks and playing Exploding Kittens while the damper is cooking. I have luck with the card game - winning both rounds that we played. The damper worked out well - enjoyed with choices from butter, cream, golden syrup and Berry jam. Roger and my tea tonight - savoury mince served on baked potato. Lisa and Tony have some steak and vegetables. Roger has invited our 1 neighbouring camper to join us at our campfire if she feels like it. Sue does, and we have a lovely evening all chatting around the campfire. Sue supplies a nice Berry teacake for our dessert, we have this with cream. Sue goes back to her camp for an early night, Roger and Tony go for their showers, Lisa and I chat at the fire until the coals burn low. Time for us to retire to our caravans...Roger already asleep, so I'm writing this up before I join him.
17/04/25 Thursday I set my alarm for 7am - not required I'm already awake before this, so I get up and organised to be ready to step out the caravan and meet Lisa at 7.30am for a walk. Roger is now up and moving as I leave and enjoy a 45 minute walk with Lisa about Jingellic. Get back and have my breakfast before heading over to the showground facilities to have my shower. Next, tidy up and get ready to go for another 'day trip' outing with Lisa and Tony in their ute. Roger has lunch packed for us two. We head off around 9.30am - going to Tumbarumba. We return around 4pm. All relax about camp - Roger and Tony get some more wood from nearby paddock and light our firepits. Lisa and I get our drinks organised (gin from today's outing) and we play another couple of games of Exploding Kittens - the 4 of us. Tony makes up another batch of his packet mix scone dough damper, we all enjoy in amongst our game play. Lisa wins the two games. New camp neighbours, Roger and ?? come over for a quick visit, they are from QLD near Roma and they are in this area as they attended the MFSRBF too. Our tea tonight - Rog and I decide we're quite full, so we're happy to go with just trying the roasted chestnuts we got today. Tony and Lisa cook up some marinated chicken and vegetables. After this, we just enjoy sitting around the campfire - and chuckling about the raffle we've entered that is drawn at 8 pm and didn't win (RAM and gooseneck horse float lol), then chatting in general. Roger and Tony head off to have their showers before bed - Lisa and I enjoy the camp fire before heading to our caravans too.
I'm writing this up while Roger sleeping, then I'll get to bed as well.
18/04/25 Good Friday I get up 1st at 7am to go for my run - decide to stay out of the traffic and do laps around the showground. When I return to the caravan, Roger is ready to cook up our egg and bacon breakfast that we so enjoy. I get to, and do my part in getting the toast and cold elements ready - note we enjoyed plain goats cheese with it (usually have Meredith marinated goats cheese - but it wasn't available last grocery shop). Next I go and have my shower before helping pack up to move on today. We are parting company with Lisa and Tony - they are leaving here as well and going to Tallangatta Showgrounds for Easter. We've had a great time with them, very easy going camping buddies! We head off just before them at around 9.30am.Read more