Camping at Lakefield was my (Nikki) first experience at real and remote camping. The above and following photos demonstrate some of the integral aspects of “real camping” for the benefit of those friends who are as inexperienced at it as I am/was. I also should point out that the walk to the toilet was approximately 300 metres.
The photo above shows getting fresh water out of the river for dishes etc. The bank is high and steep, for a safe distance between us and the resident croc, and the rope is to haul the bucket up. A bucket full of water is pretty heavy I may add. And it is not easy to get the empty bucket submerged enough to get any water - it takes some patience and skill.
Andrew with our solar shower. This is a large plastic bag which you fill with river water and leave in the sun for a couple of hours. The bag has an attachable nozzled shower head and you can have a lovely warm/hot shower. In fact, you need to be mindful of the water having heated up too much in the sun as there is no temperature control.
Pete making jaffles for breakfast. We also had potoatoes wrapped in foil in the hot ashes of the camp fire. Corn cobs, carrots and onions are also very good done like this. The billy always sat on the fire ready for a cuppa.
Just a shot of us out in Pete's tinnie.
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