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Shallow Crossing weekend camp
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NSW members meet Shallow Crossing The weekend of Saturday & Sunday, 24th & 25th of September 2005
The Shallow Crossing weekend get together was the biggest group meet to date, even out numbering the first national get together held at Copeton Waters last July. In total there was 40 camper trailers & tents owned by 77 adults, 36 childern, 3 dogs & a cat. Our camp was on private property at Shallow Crossing owned by Jim Surrey. The camping area is a large grassed area next to the Clyde River inland from Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast. When we arrived on the Wednesday afternoon with Wayne, Jeff, Karen & family from Melbourne with their Trak Shak had been camping since Sunday & were well & truely settled in. They had been enjoying the quietness & spring sunshine. Not long after Barry & Margaret arrived. We all enjoyed the chat around the evening campfire. Thursday saw more arrive with the majority turning up on Friday or Friday night. A few drifted in on the Saturday. After lunch our hosts for the weekend Greg & Marge took those who were interested on a 4wd trip around the area which included a visit to a lookout & an old gold mine. A few of us went out with Jim to cut a bit of wood on Friday & Saturday afternoon. He cut & we loaded his trailer. The ironbark burnt well into the night. Unfortunately the batteries what looked after the fans on the composting toilets decided to call it quits leading to an unsightly smell over the weekend. It wasn't until everything was open again that Jim could get into town & buy suitable batteries that the problem could be solved. He apologizes for any inconvenience caused. The weekend was plagued with a few showers which developed into rain by Sunday night, but that didn't seem to dampen the spirit of the meet. There were shelter sheds around the property so these were used along with a few tarps to keep the chat going into the night. The showers were annoying more than anything. By Sunday afternoon a few members had left with more leaving Monday morning. By Tuesday only a handful remained, with the last departing on Thursday.
Bloopers of the weekend * Peter & Deirdre locking their car keys in their Jeep & having to break the side quarter window to get home. * Renee's burnt camp oven scones
It was great catching up with the now regular get together friends as well as meeting more new faces from the group.
Rob & Carol
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