About every 12 months , not surprisingly, the annual Xmas in July comes around with T&B at Yabba Dabba Doo just outside Canungra on the family estate. As experienced free loaders we always take the deluxe 2 night package which requires serious preparation. Here is me preparing for 48 hrs of frivolity aka “ to yuck it up “ . With age comes wisdom. And arthritis in these temperatures 🥶
First stop on our trek south is the Beenleigh food and fun complex which also has a Giraffery that sells coffee and spotted coats which is a concern 🤔. Handy place to stop on a road trip. Place was rather packed for a mid morning . I’m going to stick my neck out and say the scones were pretty pretty pretty good. #LD
Then time to climb the mountain that is Tambourine for a stroll along Gallery Walk before our usual pizza and beer at Fortitude Brewing. Next time we will definitely drive up instead. You may have caught on by now we have a bit of a routine each year. This was a little different as we took the Munchkins with us but they were happy to play outside while we drank #responsiblenonna
It was a simply glorious day if a tad brisk. We went with the prawn pizza as options a bit limited. It filled the void especially with shells still on 😳
CLP was driving so she decided to take it easy with just 5 oz stout. I had to remind her that 2 x 5 oz beers were still 10 oz especially if drunk together 🤦🏻♂️ . We hit the road , and a few trees, but made it to Yabba Dabba Doo around 2 pm
Our little Cabin of Comfort was ready although lack of mints on pillows could affect final review. The Smoker was on with a brisket and chicken on the go for dinner which only left one question. How do we fill in 10 mins until it’s Muling Time. Someone said “Let’s take Flash for a walk “ but I wasn’t getting sucked in to putting a collar on . Again. Then I remembered their dog is called Flash so was able to relax. That was until I saw they had returned…… #redrum
What a scary image. And then we have those two ghouls standing in front as well 😏 I hear Moscow calling
A sumptuous dinner to follow with both chicken and brisket and then in honour of Olympics approaching we finished off with some Crepes Suzette . Time for bed . Still no mints ….
Cool morning as predicted with a recorded temp of -0.9 at Yabba Dont Do It . Frost was around so only fair to tell CLP she didn’t have to sleep in the car tonight. Mind you she had some Mints in her hand ….
The clan will all arrive by midday so have my list of chores for the morning
Defrost ✅
Set out chairs and cutlery in Cabin de Cuisine ✅
Make my famous Flash Antipasto ✅
Hide the good Wine ✅
Westerlies are tipped to peak at 30 kph late morning so that could be interesting. The reviews are in for the minimalist approach to the antipasto and were mixed to say the least .
They came by car , they came by bike. Here is one I prepared earlier
A few sherberts to reacquaint ourselves and then the Fab Four knocked out a few melodies to get the party rocking. “When I Use to be 64” was a particular fave
One Fab Four led to another Fab Four
Then it was time to line the stomach with usual feast , the highlight of course being the Antipasto V2.
After a lovely few hours it was time for the gang to start heading home and for the suckers to clean up. Looking at left overs we shan’t starve for dinner . A quiet night then before we head up to RJER tomorrow for a night before then going to Old Fart day at Munchkin 1 school on Monday. Home to Flashman Inc Monday afternoon and then onto Maryhole Tuesday morning for a relax and a colonic cleanse maybe. I could just watch a Trump speech I guess. Don’t get me started….
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