Mothers Day hospitality

After a few reds with Alan the evening before we got as far as Gordon, a little settlement down past Snug where there is a great Free camp spot to pull up at. This little spot has etched its way into our memory, mainly for its English feel. So far wherever we have gone we get the beautiful sandy beaches but here in the lower reaches of Tassie the beaches are stones and the air is cool and crisp. We came in at night and really didn't know where we were camped until the next morning when the yellow hue of light shone down through the huge European hatch over our bed. The towering gums above bore its texture through the glass to reveal a classic Australian morning reminiscent of the Murray river or Aussie outback. The funny thing was that the outside temperature was around 6 or 7 degrees and we were at one of our most southern areas in Australia. Safe to say it was a gorgeous morning to lay in until around 8:30am before getting ourselves up and off to visit Craig and Juliet who were just 11kms down the road.

We arrived at Craig and Juliets new found house sitting home and backed the 660 down the drive and were quickly greeted by wonderful hospitality and a spectacular view across the water to Bruny Island. After chatting a while we showed them a few tips for hitching their XK 535 onto the Citroen C5. Now, with the C5 there is an automatic leveler in the suspension system that you must be aware of when hitching and unhitching on steep or uneven ground. The mistake some people make is to release the jockey wheel in an attempt to boost the height, this usually results in the collapse of the front of the van down the shaft of the jockey wheel. If need be jack the front up with a ball jack or similar.

It quickly came time for lunch and we were treated to a lovely meal overlooking the water on the deck. Our new found friends delighted us with the sharing of their life experiences and hospitality. The afternoon came with a bottle of next doors 06 Pinot Noir (a great wine region)under our belts, we assembled the Isabella annexe that they had just purchased, with great delight everyone saw the ease in which it went up. Sadly though the day ended with night beating us at 5:00pm and we departed back down to our favourite little free camp spot at Gordon. See the photos for more on this great little spot.