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Reply #120 - Jun 8^th, 2025 at 12:40pm

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Is this cheating or am I smart for wanting to keep the Weber a little bit clean. This box is unopened and been in the motorhome for near on 8 years.

Sunday roast lamb shoulder coming up for dinner. Cheesy

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Reply #121 - Jun 8^th, 2025 at 6:58pm

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Well we were quite impressed with the lamb in the oven bag. Sunday roast dinner of lamb, spuds, peas and gravy was extremely nice.

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Reply #122 - Jun 8^th, 2025 at 7:34pm

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Hi Derek
Your meal looks great. I love lamb. thanks for the photos
Yes the old oven bags are great value. I remember years ago buying a marinated chicken at the super market in the oven bag and taking it home and cooking it.
Regards Kev Wink

PS where did you buy the lamb

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Reply #123 - Jun 9^th, 2025 at 11:22am

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I've used them in a CO as well.
Saves a lengthy clean up.

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Reply #124 - Jun 9^th, 2025 at 6:16pm

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If I had a bucket list, which I don’t, I guess this evening would have been a tick off.

We did want to see the Eungella Platypus in the wild and were not disapointed.

I put together the best of the videos and here they are. You will hear me chuckling I was so excited.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMh0jveeUK8

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Reply #125 - Jun 9^th, 2025 at 7:16pm

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Hello Derek
How lucky are both of you.
Thanks for the video.
Kev

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Reply #126 - Jun 11^th, 2025 at 11:41am

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Well this wasn’t on our itinerary, not that we have a strict one. We are at Halliday Bay Resort that also has an RV Park just north of Mackay and near the Cape Hillsborough National Park.

I was looking at places along the coast and it on WikiCamps it showed photo of a site right on the water and I thought, wow if we can get that one.

Well we did and here we are. Prime position 50 metres from the beach and the swimming enclosure. We have power and water connected. Not a budget site though. Surprised it isn’t busier.

Here for seven nights. I might even throw in a fishing line off the beach. I see some down there fishing now.

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Reply #127 - Jun 11^th, 2025 at 3:22pm

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Looks good.
What was the price?
I'll put that on my list for next northerly jaunt.

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Reply #128 - Jun 11^th, 2025 at 3:33pm

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TBF wrote on Jun 11^th, 2025 at 3:22pm:

Looks good.
What was the price?
I'll put that on my list for next northerly jaunt.

$55 Waterfront Power & Water
$40 non Waterfront Power & Water
$30 unpowered site.

No amenities but has a Dump Point

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Reply #129 - Jun 11^th, 2025 at 3:48pm

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This is at Smalleys Beach Camp Ground which is part of the Cape Hillsborough National Park. We camped at this site (site 11) around 40 years ago and it has hardly changed. There are 11 sites that run along just behind that lovely bay.

I couldn’t get a booking in there this trip.

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