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Doug's Tiger Moth flight and Camping at Willowbrook Farm

Saturday 24^th  38c

This was a big day. We went to the Royal Aero Club at Jandakot airport where we met up with Doug Jeanie, Wendy David, Lizzy Dino Mia, Susan & Charlie.

We had arranged Doug a flight in a Tiger Moth for his birthday. He was so excited and nervous at the same time. By the time he was in the cockpit and had his leather hat on he looked just like Biggles.

An hour later he landed and he was full of it and a grin from ear to ear. Coffee and buns in the restaurant before the three of us said our good byes to the others and followed Susan and Charlie to Gingin.

	Excited and nervous
Doug's Tiger Moth	comes with a pilot!
looks fairly straghtforward	still nervous
Biggles!	no electric starter here
He's off...	...up
.....and away	we wait for the intrepid aviator's return (and partake of a little refreshment)
Doug's back!	looks like he enjoyed himself
maybe?	think so
yes!	tales of aviation adventures

Then the start of our big camping adventure.

The journey up was good and we arrived at Willowbrook Farm (owned and run by Charlie's sister Kaye and her husband Harry).   It was packed and every van and tent was trimmed up with the Aussie flags.

We got the last pitch... in the sheep pen. Loz and Charlie put our tent up, Glenys was sleeping in the awning with Susan and Charlie. Our tent was a two man affair that was pretty old and had the shape of a medieval jousting tent.

The site was on old telegraph station. Kaye was lovely and we had a great evening.

Charlie's impressive camping rig	we quickly established 'The Swamp'
	Charlie & Sue's camping trailer
Susan & Charlie	the all-important Engel fridge
Laurie & Charlie start erecting our tent	the sheep pen is an ideal location?
I'm sure we need this	photo: Glenys Portergill yup!
it goes in here somewhere	hang on!
try again	Charlie's lovely sister Kaye (you can't tell they are related!)
Harry, Kaye's husband	We persuade Kaye to a beer or two
	the all-important flag for Australia Day
	Aussie waits patiently
Aussie's a cool cobber!	water tanks in the garden
the house is very old and originally a telegraph station
	well we got the tent up, now for the airbed...
tada!	photo: Glenys Portergill what more could a girl want?
'I'm glad I'm in the awning'	fish & chips for supper
we met some lovely people from Preston (originally)	Charlie and Laurie get stuck into the washing up

 Sunday we got up and whilst packing our tent away realised that we had pitched it on top of a thunder ant nest. Kebs got bitten on the same finger she had been stung on earlier. Deep joy!.

 Kaye baked 20 dozen scones and at 9.30 rang the bell for people on the site to bring a cuppa and have fresh scones with jam and cream for free. It was yummy. We left Susan and Charlie there at lunch time and headed back home to Freo. We came back down the coast road and it was great ... stinking ,hot blue sea and sky. The beaches and pubs on the way were busy and buzzing.

Laurie gets stuck into baking 20 dozen scones	are they done yet?
Kaye did the work really	Charlie washing up
the drier uppa!	Harry's shed
scones and cream
they weren't all for Susan ...honest!	Kairen enjoyed hers
we pack sweets for the kids that evening	Charlie & Laurie help set up for tonight's concert
a brief bush walk	a paper bark tree
Charlie pulls off a big piece of bark	..and underneath was this guy (about 6 inches long!)
	Kairen eye's up a new camper van Aussie Style

 We arrived back home tired and managed to sleep most of the afternoon.  We stayed awake for a meal at Ruocco's