Mackenzie: Today we left Katherine to Adelaide River, when we setup the van dad did the washing so we could get to the pool quicker. When we went to the pool me and Fletcher played chasy, then we played at the caravan for a while. We went to the bar for dinner and on the way there we saw bats and there was a really small bat. We went in to the bar and saw Charlie the Buffalo from Crocodile Dundee. For dinner I had spring rolls. It was raining for the first time.
We had to say goodbye to our lovely ensuite today, what a luxury it has been, next van we get will have a bathroom for sure, no more torch light 3am trips to the toilet, ok so a new van is at least 8-10 years off but we can dream. We packed up and set off for Adelaide River which was only just over 200kms, we stopped at Pine Creek for a look and a coffee at Maseys which is widely advertised as a great café to stop at, we of course got our hot chips and gravy, while Dan couldn't take his eyes off the sausages and gravy, he resisted and got a homemade sausage roll which he loved, but as a type this 2 days later he was only talking about the sausages 10mins ago and wishing he got them! We got to Adelaide River which is a gorgeous spot, the caretaker sees you to your site and helps if needed. He is from Echuca and we told him we had a place in Barmah, he couldn't believe what a small world it is. We got set up and Dan and the kids went for a swim while Bentley and I read for a while in the air conditioning and may have closed our eyes for a while too. We have just had a few comfortable mornings without the terrible heat and humidity but its back with a vengeance. The pool is fantastic, big pool and big surrounding area too. The park is soooo green its like its out of a brochure and there are palms everywhere, you almost forget that you are parked behind a BP petrol station. This is by far the nicest park we have stayed and it is part of a petrol station. The Inn - pub is all open air apart from a bar area that is a large room with a few stools and merchandise and of course Charlie the buffalo out of Crocodile Dundee and also another room that is where you order meals and the buffet is. We had a walk around the park and the block and then decided to have tea at the pub, yes we had chicken in the freezer but a pub meal sounded appealing. It was so pretty at night all lit up with coloured lights and all the tables outside, we found a spot under a ceiling fan and a little roof. The kids had spring rolls and Dan and I decided on our meals only to be told that the all you can eat was actually a little cheaper tonight and had exactly what we ordered on it. So shanks, mash and vegies for me and Barra, shanks and vegies for Dan, we may have gone back for 2nds with some salad, well it was all you can eat! There was a raffle for the local school which was a huge meat tray, we entered but had we won could never have fitted it in our fridge, one of the local ladies won and some of the other ladies at a table near us were less than happy as the lady who won had said she wasn't going to buy raffle tickets tonight! Cattiness at all ages! Lucky we had our little roof because just as we finished our meal it rained, it was tropical, hot and wet and both the kids danced in the rain, it was lovely to see.
Our lovely site surrounded by palms
inside the 303 bar
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