Camping

We took the boys camping for the first time on the weekend. We had a 2 man tent 1 king single swag and 52 blankets, it felt like that putting them in the car.
We went down to a good clear spot on the Darling River, the boys climbed trees and bush walked and did sand drawings on the bank. We took a ball, and I really must say....WHY!!!!! Next time I will put my foot down there. The same way kids chase them out onto the road, they will also chase them into a river. So no more balls at the river!
When the sun got low we made a fire and boiled the kettle, we had coffee and sausage sanga's. With the warm kettle we heated up the sleep time bottles and the boys pretty fast went to bed.
So this is when I was freed up to fish, I HATE FISHING, so tedious and dull, (I am sure I have been described as such before). All this said I got a bell and put it on a rod and went through the motions for social reasons. Within 5 minutes I had a bite, so in it came, and I really showed my ignorance "whoot, it's a yellow belly" was my cry, to be met with "it's a carp lol" . I toughened up and removed the offending fish and threw it high up the bank! Shortly after my fishing mate got one and I (over keen) yelled the same thing!! To my credit it was dark and they were young carp.
For a non-fisherman, I rid the Darling of 2 carp on the weekend, and THAT makes me happy.
The boys woke as soon as the sparrow fluffed, and we were out and at it again for the day. Breakfast was weetbix, then sausage sanga's and chops with onion and potato. All that protein and carbs will take some moving this week. Good thing I have some work to do.
I hope our simple trip will inspire you all to get out and sleep rough, burn some snags and catch some pestilent fish!
Well hippies I will try and be a bit more consistent with posts so I keep you engaged and I promise not to lose my mojo in the garden under the crepe mertyl again X;oD