16 vans at Murrurundi last weekend..
From the North ( Brisbane ) came MaryAnne and Bob with their Olympic,.. and "Shut Up John and his wife( from Warwick) in the home made Teardrop From the west ( Narrabri ) came .. Alan and Gabbie Pym with thier Sunliner... up from down south ( Woolongong, Sutherland, Canberra ) came .. Phill and Veronica with the little aluminium van " cake stall". , Geoff and Jude in "The Ritz", Col and Sue with "The Egg" Sunliner, Shaun and Monica with the pink Sunliner, Michael and Anne in the 57 Bondy., Tony and Janette..Teardrop and a stack of us from the lower Hunter region.. Burnsey, Humptys, Dazza Smith, Martin and julie,, Me, .. and a string of others.. Al Franklin, ... and .. we mustn't forget the organisers... John and Pam from Strugglebrook with the '47 Hunter Minor.
if i have miised anyone.. i apologise
Cool cloudy mornings ... nothing below zero.. but overcast with a constant sou- easter ... gradually clearing during the day to those barmy winter days with sunshine ... and warmth if you coukld find a spot out of the wind.
But that didnt dampen the enthusiasm.
Outbreaks of happy hours no matter what the hour could be found around the vans as well as in the camp kitchen.. which proved to be entertainmant central of a night time.
By Friday arvo we had everybody on thier sites.. and the anticipation of the "Inagural Golden Kazoo Comp" grew with each passing hour... 7:00pm kick off... i was first up and gave.. what i thought was a pretty fair account of myslef with the kazoo.. which included .. The theme from the muppets, Munumana, The bananna splits song, Hey Jude ( Trying to win the Judge over here), Yesterday, Mickey Mouse club ... finishing off with Queens .. We Will Rock You" .. not easy playing a Kazoo while slamming the oven door ( Bass) and sliding the knife and fork draw backwards and forwards at the same time...in my enthusiasm i didn't realise i had bumped the gas knob on the cook top and allowed gas to escape into the camp kitchen.. luckily Carol the manager spotted it and shut it off.
A few other talented types had a go on the stage.. and i thought i was lookin pretty good for the trophy recipient... but alas.. along came John D and done a great job of "Elvis's Blue Suede Shoes " ...
Judge Judy declared JD the winner... and that was the conclusion of the comp... but not the end of the evening.. we had to celebrate the inaugral Kazoo comp.. so it was lights out much later that evening.
Saturday .. was clear and most people dissapeared off doing the touristy thing.
Saturday evening .. after a lot of happy hours around the park we assembled in the camp kitchen where young Naomi.. a local girl played guitar and sang for a few hours. During her break a couple of Awards where handed out by me.. Trophy recipients where..
Geoff..." 2019 best reversing effort"... Knocked over a clothes line at stockton while reversing
Veronica "2019 Camp Cake Queen".....Supplying rum balls.. vanilla slices and other culinary delights on every trip away
JD.. " 2019 Non reversing Champion"... where do i start??.. lets just say "numerous occassions "
##.. i am sure there will be "Get square with Reddo".. retaliation in the not too distant future."
Doug and Carol ( Park managers ) presented Col and Sue the "Best dressed van " award for 2019.. They really did put on a brilliant display of lights and characters on and around the egg van.. i reckon Phill and Veronicas van would have come a close second. A big "thumbs up " to Doug and Carol for doing the judging and supplying a present.. also a "Good onya " to all who made the effort to decorate thier vans.. this part of the festivities will only get bigger and better next year
Up early sunday morning.. i said my goodbyes to everyone and headed off home.. most of the crew stayed on until Sunday morning
Another great weekend.. with great mates... in a great part of thye country..
I will finish up with a big thank you to Doug and Carol .. also John and Pam for all thier efforts to ensure we had a great weekend.
I am sure everyone that was there will agree with me !!!
3 photos .. with more coming..
Reddo
... ummmm... best leave that one out...this is a family orientated forum.
