April 20th-22nd, 2011- Charleyong Crossing near Braidwood

Wednesday April 20th saw us pack up and head to Charleyong Crossing about 25KM East of Braidwood. We first stopped in Braidwood to fill up with water and empty at a dump site. We had a bit of a late morning and arrived at the Charleyong Crossing just before lunch where we met Maureen and Gary Holman from Nowra. We had to make a shallow river crossing here to get to the campground. It was a bit nerve racking as was our first one. We lowered our tyre pressure for the sand and went through with no worries in 4WD. Check the attached photo.

We were joined by the Holmans son, David later that day. We set up our caravans and David's Camp Trailer in a large open area at the campsite. Lovely location again near the Shoalhaven River but with not facilities. The place got fairly busy by the time we were ready to leave on Saturday but we still had lots of room.

On Friday we were joined by David's wife Jen, the Holman's other son, Scott and girlfriend Skye, and Sandra's nephew Thomas Squires. We all had a relaxing time with a big fire going for the whole time and lots of good food. The highlight was a Roast dinner cooked in a campoven on Thursday night.
Most of the days were spent relaxing, collecting firewood, and enjoying each other's company. Gary, David, and I tried our hands at fishing on Thursday with no success.

Gary, Maureen, Sandra, and I packed up on Saturday afternoon and returned to Nowra as Gary had to be back at work on Sunday. The rest of the gang stayed behind and will be returning on Anzac Monday. We enjoyed a nice drive back to Nowra through Nerriga with interesting rock formations and views along the road. We plan to spend 4-5 days in Nowra with Gary and Maureen. Possibly do a couple of small alterations to the caravan and car for our trip and enjoy a good visit before returning home to Bolwarra Heights later in the week to see our girls. Talk again soon!