Doorack Work Party

The Doorack work party is normally a family affair, however this year the rest of the family decided to go orienteering instead! As I am still stuck watching from the sidelines, I decided I could be of more use at the lodge joining Al, Rob, Max, Alma and Cath who were all going.

It was a cold weekend in the mountains with single digit max temps! Back in Canberra was not much better - a little warmer but very wet! 

The work party team had several goals - wood stacking (3 tonne of firewood) which took a few hours; room renovations - Room 5; corridor renovation - downstairs; stores stock up (Al's job) plus a few plumbing problems to sort out too.

It was all hands on deck on Saturday - we steamed ahead trying to finish as much as possible. The wood arrived earlier than normal so it was a downing of tools almost before we'd even started to stack for nearly 2 hours! Thankfully the rain held off during that time.

It was a full day's work (no time for photos) and we all enjoyed nibbles and drinks at the end of it. A lovely way to socialise.

Sunday dawned and there were more jobs required to be completed than we'd expected. As a result we left much later than anticipated. Basecamp sadly was not open for lunch therefore we drove to Jindabyne and stopped at the Parc cafe.

Meanwhile Andy and at the girls participated in the orienteering relays at Campbell Park. The weather was atrocious and both girls didn't have enough clothes for the freezing wet conditions. Both were nearly hypothermic and I'm not sure if any of them finished!

There wasn't much time for resting once back in Canberra. It was a quick dinner before heading off to enjoy a few tunes by Patrick's band who had a gig on in town. A nice way to chill for a few hours.