A movie or two under the stars!

With conditions being so dry around home lately – and barely a drop in the rain gauge since Christmas, we thought the best thing we could do to break the drought would be to get a camp in before it really gets too cold in these parts.   We were rewarded with a fantastic weekend at a friend’s farm near Boorowa – however we were unable to break the drought!

Looking back towards camp

There is something magical about sitting around a campfire at night enjoying the serenity.  It is also a lot of fun watching a great Australian movie under the stars, with full surround sound… unless you are camped nearby and not a part of the party.  Hence we enjoyed our night on private property with no one to upset with our whisper quiet generator, 5.1 surround sound, or raspy out of tune voices singing along with the soundtrack!

Easter at Boorowa

This Easter we replied to Howard's kind invitation to the Australia4WD.com forum members, to join Margret and himself on their beautiful farm at Boorowa for the long weekend.  We had met Howard and Margret before on movie nights and day trips, and had heard a lot about the farm around the campfire.  It was time to see it for ourselves.

Well it didn't disappoint.  Just over an hour and a half from our front door we turned off the blacktop and through the farm gate.  We followed Howard's mud map and meandered past the various buildings and sheds typical of Australian farms, before we headed east and then the landscape changed dramatically.

The land simply fell away and opened up a magnificent vista of the Boorowa River, with our campsite barely perceptible in the valley below:

The Valley Opened Up Before Us

Normally this time of year, most of the countryside is looking pretty desperate, however the uncommonly mild and wet summer had the grass coming up to bonnet height.  This long grass is very effective at concealing large granite rocks for those willing to venture off the track.  It was quickly apparent that there was an opportunity to seriously test a 4WD to its limits here, or simply relax and allow the beer and wine to chill whilst wetting a line.

We were with a bunch from Australia4WD forum... what do you think happened!