Octagon November, 2017

29, 30 Sept, 1 Oct -- MINGO CROSSING
CAMPOUT by Jacqui Mutton
It started off as a once a year camp at Mingo
Crossing, but we all enjoy it sooo much that we had
to make it twice this year and take advantage of
the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Eight happy
campers turned up, with their vans and Winnebago
-- The Tickmarshs, Ninnesses, Gilfoyles, Elsoms,
Prassers, Gables, Beckmans and the Muttons, and
of course their pooches!!
Absolutely beautiful weather until pack up,
when it decided to rain. But in the meantime we
entertained ourselves with lots of talking, laughing,
eating, laughing and just for something different, the
Beckmans introduced a couple of whacky games,
more laughter.
One minute you are in possession of 8 marbles
then after what you think is a convivial conversation
with someone you thought was a friend, you are
down on your marble count, simply because they
cajoled a ‘yes’ out of you.
Tracy Gable won a bottle of wine out of that!!!!
Maltesers, a straw each and a dice were introduced
later one evening and the winner of that bottle of
wine, who was Tracey Ninness, had to transfer
Maltesers via a straw from one bowl to another
before a 6 was thrown.
The following night just happen to be the Grand
Final of the NRL, so both winning bottles of wine
were shared amongst all, whilst we sat out under
the stars watching the big game, on a flat screen
TV, with a generator quietly humming in the bush
behind us!!!
Yet again it was a great camp shared with super
people!!! Will we do it again?? You bet we will and
we would love for you to join us.
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The Octagon - November 2017