This morning in Bollon - seems like the coldest we have found it all trip. There was a very heavy dew and a foggy must - with the sun being very slow to hit us.
Mug of tea in hand - I wandered around finding bits of sunshine to stand in for a while.
The ute was booked in for 9am with the mechanic shop at Bollon - so we packed up and left the tvan where it was - dropped the ute off - and headed to "Debs Cafe" for breakfast (to help fill in the time waiting for the oil change to be completed).
The sun was shining right on the tables at the front of the cafe by now - so we had a nice warm spot for brekkie.
Oh my god - the meals were humongous - I have never seen such a huge scrambled eggs and toast serving in my life - so we were well and truly stuffed by the time we left there.
We have been told, and read on Wikki camps, that there is a new manager at the pub who is not ingratiating himself to the campers travelling through. Hope the owner gets wind of it and sorts it out - as it really has lost some of the charisma it had when we have previously stayed there.
We arrived just after lunch and got quite a shock driving into the camping/ picnic areas surrounding the pub. The grounds were an absolute mess - very very wet and slushy in a lot of it and they had obviously had some heavy rain not too long ago.
Apparently we found out later that we had dodged the rain last night where we were - as many places nearby had some big showers come through.
There are already some campers in there - so we decide to see what is available that looks suitable and dry for us. There is no rain forecast for the next few days so we should be ok getting out.
Interesting things you see when camped at a place like Nindigully!!!!!
Truck comes flying to a stop in front of our campsite with 5 horses onboard - girl jumps out of drivers seat - runs into the toilets - dashes back out - climbs up on side of truck and checks the horses through the gaps - jumps back into drivers seat and is gone.
They still have happy hour with cheap drinks late afternoon at "the Gully" - but they have no regular entertainment like they used to do during the busy/peak season. I really think they are missing out because of this - as people would get really settled and happily stay on for dinner and more drinks.
The night we are here they still ring the big bell for happy hour - but it's not the same without the guy (Adam) who used to also yell out at the top of his voice "Happy Hour".
We went up for a couple of drinks at happy hour - as you do when there!!!! - but did not stay on after it started to cool - as they had not even lit the fire drums out the back to keep patrons warm and the main bar is not very big.
Nindigully gets a B minus from us at the moment -- still a good overnight free camp -- but certainly lost its shine a bit at the moment in my eyes.
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