Start of Christmas Rally and a Big Birthday

Our caravan club Christmas Rally was held at rural Koputuroa, at the property of members Sandra and Don.  Most of us arrived on Friday in the early afternoon and were slotted into place on the front lawn.  Selwyn and Kath struggled a little with their big awning in the blustery conditions.  Before too long the poles were in place, the awning ropes secured and they had shade from the hot afternoon sunshine.

Selwyn and Kath with their awning

As we sat outside enjoying the sunshine, there was a meeting between the two Birman cats in our caravan club, Dot and Derek’s Honey and our little Gemma.  They touched noses to say hello before deciding that enough was enough and they didn’t really want to be lifelong buddies.

Gemma and Honey

4zees was in the conservatory, and we got the first glimpse of or brand new notice board.  Dennis had made it to replace our elderly blackboard which needed to be retired.  Thanks Dennis, much appreciated.

Dennis with the new notice board

Dennis was back on duty again helping cook our evening meal in the conservatory, looking after the hash browns and sausages.  Selwyn was in charge of the steaks, and they both did a wonderful job, cooking for 20 or so.  We had all taken along our own salads and extras for the meal.

Selwyn and Dennis hard at work

Then in the evening we had a game, a version of “Pass the Parcel”.  Everyone was asked to bring along a jar of pickle, relish or sauce, all wrapped up.  Then the fun began – Val read out a long winded tale of the Right family, and whenever the words right or left were mentioned, we swiftly passed our jars the correct way.  Some got a little jumbled with their left and right, and those jars moved merrily right around the table.  At the end of the story we got to take the wrapping off and see  what we ended up with.

There was a special occasion to celebrate at morning tea on Saturday.  Our host Don was turning 80 shortly and was having an early birthday celebration with his caravan club buddies.  Dot surprised him with a birthday cake, the candle was lit and blown out, and then the cake was cut.  Wonder if he made a birthday wish when blowing out that “80” birthday candle?

Happy Birthday Don

With more fun and games promised for the remainder of the weekend, it should be an interesting rally indeed.