Chris & Wendy’s

Wendy came to Oz as a £10 Pom with Carole (Bun’s sister), so Bun has known her since the mid-1970s when Carole and Wendy shared a house in the UK. They also lived together in Oz and, for a while, Mike (Bun’s brother) also lived with them with his wife Renate. It is Wendy’s 80th birthday party this coming Sunday so we wanted to be nearby. We had contacted Chris to ask about nearby campsites and he offered us to camp on his 4-acre property for as long as we wanted. Other than the fact that there is very little level ground on his property, it was perfect. We arrived during the late afternoon and set Bill up on a bit of slope, but our heads would be above our feet when we slept! We were invited in for dinner and, upon finding our dietary requirements, Chris had to quickly improvise as the planned menu was steak. Oh, how I dream of eating a lovely juicy, rare steak. The temperature was falling as we went to bed but, for the first night since it had been raining, we weren’t under trees. The faint pitter-patter of the rain on Bill was quite soothing.Read more