• Camp Host - Regina and Ian

    April 16, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    It’s not all beer and skittles. Mostly it is, but not all.
    We do have some responsibilities like cleaning the amenities, the BBQ, the odd Emu Bob after a Dingo or Crow gets at some careless campers garbage bag, and occasionally shovel out the ash from the fire pits.
    I volunteered to do some mowing around the camp sites. I was a bit disappointed when provided with a push mower.
    We also meet with campers to provide information about the park, check that they have valid bookings or help to arrange a bookings (interesting without internet). And to have a chat. During a recent hot spell we handed out ice (from the Rangers Station ice maker) and for this little gesture we have become favourites in the campground , especially where there are kids under canvas.
    We have been rallying interest in making “Sunset from the Creek Bed” into a thing! Our best effort was to get a dozen people lined up in folding chair for the transition to night. It was amusingly like being at the movies!
    We have the best site in an already beautiful campground. A concrete slab for the van and awning, a picnic shed with water tap, fire pit and a tree shaded picnic table. We also have a remarkable insect enclosure (perhaps excluder) which we place on a shaded and mowed grassy area. Our indenture gives us access to the amenities at the Rangers Station, like air con for a retreat, workshop, 240v power, and of course the Maggot Bar - but more on this in a later post.
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