Lightening, thunder and free camping

Lovely rose in Milton garden

We really enjoyed our stay in Mollymook with the super hospitible Wendy & Sandy. We stopped at Mogo and Braidwood on our way to Warri reserve, 14 kms north, for our first taste of free camping. It is a gloriou
spot by the Shoalhaven river. Very picturesque. The morning dawned cold, with patchy skies but some sunshine, however, being close to Canberra, the day became typical of the region.The sky darkened, thunder rolled in and it poured, followed by hail. Then voila....the sun came out and it got reasonably warm...then it repeated the whole performance! We did the Manna house shuffle again... put it out, set it up, open it up, bring it in, close it up and bring it down. All part of the fun of camping I guess. Another bonus is getting to chat to the neighbours who seem more friendly than in the van parks. We even got to give the generator some first time exercise. Marnie has managed to do her first oil painting, despite the changable weather. Almost forgot to mention we neglected to heed the golden rule of free camping....that is, always park facing in a quick escape direction, just in case funny things happen in the night. As you can see by the photo we're in a challenging position from which to make a hasty retreat! Hopefully there'll be no boogey men here tonight.
Off to Canberra tomorrow for some cultural delights.

Vicki