Paddys River Flats Camping with Jo (Easter 2016)

Shortly after visiting Paddys River Falls, we decided to move on to Paddys River Flats to soak up the sun and also give the camper some solar charge.

We were luck enough to get a decent spot overlooking the river and not too close to anyone else. So we pulled out the hammocks and chairs and chilled.

The campsite was pretty awesome with basic amenities, however it was heavily populated with wasps. I had the misfortune of getting stung TWICE in the morning whilst setting up. However, as time went on they really left us alone.

The dogs pretty much went into hibernation in the day due to the heat, staying in the shade under the car.

Before the evening came to a close we went hunting for firewood to start up our campfire and then chilled in the evening watching a movie from the camper.

It was a great relaxing weekend, not doing much but it was quite a drive to get here (7 hours or so).

Jo says hi to everyone!!

Paddys River Falls Camping with Jo (Easter 2016)

Easter 2016, we decided to have a reunion with Jo. We agreed to meet half way between NSW and VIC and chose Paddys River Falls as the meeting point where we pitched up camp for the first night. The falls are on the south western side of the Snowy Mountains and were very easily accessible.

We pitched up camp right next to the viewing point overlooking the falls and valley and close to the nearby trail that takes you down to the foot of the falls.

You cant fault the view from up above.

After lunch we decided to head down to the foot of the falls. It is quite an easy trek down for both us and the dogs although I was a bit slower than the others due to being in the moon boot still

The rest of the day was spent back up at camp and "catching up." Perhaps the highlight of the afternoon was a random snake that decided to pass between Jo and I and through our campsite and on into the scrub. We think it might have been an eastern brown snake which is the worlds second most venomous land snake. It could also have been a type of python - we weren't too sure.  We just kept our distance and let it pass on through 

As the sun went down, we made our camp fire and had a BBQ.

We were looking forwards to the weekend as it forecasted pure sun :)

Horror Movie Camp Out, Mt Penang Paklands

Sydney's first ever "horror movie campout" was hosted on the Central Coast, about 30 minutes drive from us. We took this opportunity to dress up as a group (as pictured below).

There was apparently just over 1000 people camping in Mount Penang Parklands with most if not all people were dressed up with me going as an old witch as above behind the ghost :)

There were various scare actors throughout the parklands waiting for you around corners, outside the dunnies and walking around campsite throughout. 

As the day progressed and the sun went down, the evening was introduced with various bands playing on the main stage The Lazy's headlined the stage before the movies actually started.

Finally after 4 hours of bands playing, drinking over priced beers and eating over priced hot dogs, the movies came on from 9pm ish.

The first movie played was Nightmare on Elm Street, followed by some short horror films. The final movie started at about 11/1130 and finished at 2am in the morning (The Conjuring) by that time everyone was shattered and pretty much head back to the tent.