Written by Rowena Paterson

We couldn't complain about the weather over the May weekend of the 7th - 9th. The days were warm & the nights clear but a little cool. Geoff & Sandra Wilkinson were the first to arrive on Friday afternoon with myself soon arriving shortly after. Friday night we stoked up the fire as the damp & cold set in.
On Saturday morning Greg & Maree Boyle and their children: Thomas, Phillip, Emma & Robert turned up towing a camper trailer.
Saturday afternoon we had a visit from Darren Visser and Paul Nott in Darrens OKA. We also had Peter Davis and family from Melbourne in their Landcruiser visit us for the afternoon. They are hoping to upgrade their vehicle to an OKA and took the opportunity to talk to some of the OKA owners and check out their vehicles.
It was a quiet weekend, with people going for walks, socialising and relaxing around the camp fire.
We had the Kookaburras visit us once again, keeping an eye on our every move, especially when food was involved. Geoff & Sandra left food out to thaw, it was a bad move! The Kookaburra spotted the food, dived in and managed to get its beak into it before Geoff could scare it away. The end result, a nice little beak mark in their food. It did look funny!!
The Boyle family found a spider in their camper trailer, removed it and left it out for the Kookaburras to see. Sure enough, they dived down, grabbed it & flew back into the trees and ate it. I don't think there is much they don't eat.
After hearing all the OKA talk during the weekend, I had a laugh when one of the kids came up to me and asked the question, is this a XT or LT?? Yes they are quickly learning the lingo!
Sunday morning the kids stoked up the fire and a few of us enjoyed a cooked breakfast. It was a fairly cool morning with a light frost. The sun soon appeared and it warmed up. Shortly after we heard a motorbike and a yellow Ducati appeared. The rider hopped off, removed his helmet and told us, I also own an OKA. We soon realised it was Geoff Proctor, who decided to visit us on his bike. It was good to meet Geoff for the first time and he stayed for a few hours chatting to us and checking out our OKAs.
We also received a phone call from Peita Moss & Geoff Alush, who were packed up ready to join us for the weekend, but due to a few dramas at work and home, were unable to come. Peita wasn't a very happy person and had to unpack everything, including the roast dinner and firewood.
By Sunday lunch time we were packing up ready to head back home after a really good and enjoyable weekend.