No Camping this Weekend

We were intending to go away in the caravan this weekend, but our camping buddies had Covid in their household, so that took care of our plans.  It’s been a while between caravan club rallies – in fact we couldn't make it to the previous rally as our caravan was at Marty’s Panel and Paint getting repaired.   So we rather fancied a weekend away with friends, but what do they say about the best laid plans?

Instead, we met up with Geoff and Eileen for a trip to Palmy for lunch at China Town.  Being a Saturday we didn't realize that the expected “all you can eat buffet” was not on.  So we opted to order from the menu.

What to choose?  At the back of the menu we discovered that we could order a Banquet for Two which gave us soup, entrée, a choice of two mains, and ice-cream for dessert.  This worked out to be quite good value, so that’s what we went with.  There was so much rice and chicken/beef that we both took the extras home in containers.

Plenty of food for lunch

The main reason for our day out was to check out the new to us Ross’s Campsite, where the club is having a rally in October.  So after lunch we drove back down to rural Rongatea, taking a road we hadn't traveled before.  Ross was very welcoming,  and showed us around.  There is a sealed area for just a few campers who arrive, and a paddock which would accommodate our group.  A toilet is available here and we could use the large tractor shed to shelter under if the weather turned bad.

Camp site

The friendly black labrador was a real softy, he came over to lean against me while he enjoyed several pats and head rubs.  There were some calves looking all nice and cozy snoozing in the wintry sunshine.

A booking was made for October, and we left to see what was on offer in little Rongatea.  There was a handy dump station in the middle of town, a fish and chip shop and that's about all.  It’s always nice to go somewhere different for a rally, so the club will return in October.