On the thursday the early arrivals were treated to nice hot scones, cooked in the camp oven, with pure King Island butter plus raspberry jam with lashings of cream, most sumptuous.
Friday arrived and last of our members were to arrive at varying times during the day, they were met by our hosts Mick and Kaye who parked us up and steered us towards the boiling billy on the fire. The earlier arrivals were to cook their breakfast on the fire before going walkabout to inspect the campsite and the beach. Again out came the surf rods and the quest was on again to catch fish for lunch. Patrick was to catch a salmon which he cooked for lunch and Liz was to catch a fair sized crab; which ended up in the pot.
What a nice sunny day with plenty of power coming from the solar panels and members just sitting around enjoying the day or off walking to see the sights on the beach and around the camp site.
Happy hour arrived and our President Graeme was to welcome all members and those that had arrived from Queensland. Paul and Scott were to arrive in a hire and drive van and were looking forward to the weekend having enjoyed the weekend this time last year. Scott has been chosen again to assist in the judging of the Damper cooking competition tomorrow.
As we all came together it was great to chew the fat and compare our travels in the state in the last month, it is obvious that people are choosing to list the East Coast in their itinerary thus dodging frosts and fogs that other areas of the state are currently experiencing.
Many were to cook their evening meal on both the fire and the barbecue and then sit by the enormous fire to consume the meal whilst enjoying the company of other members.
Even though the evening was getting a little cool we still all gathered by the fire where Julie was to tell us many fine jokes which bought much laughter, come to think of it there was much laughter without the joke telling, which was a sign that we were all enjoying the evening by the fire.

The gumboot throwing competition was full of laughter with the wonderful way the gumboot was thrown by either the men or woman. Up the trees or sideways it did not matter for it bought plenty of jibes and laughter. The eventual winner in the men's was Mick and the woman's Vi from the Blue Gum Rovers. Paul was to win the under 40 section with much applause, come to think of it there are many of us who are not even close to that age. Before we knew it happy hour arrived and our hosts announced that a sausage sizzle was available to all members and guests for our evening meal. Our visitors Paul and Scott prepared two sumptuous platters which they passed around, the variety and selection of cheeses was wonderful and enjoyed by all.
As the daylight hours drew to a close the fire was stoked with another two large logs to fend off the chilly night air, there is no doubting the skill level of Mick in the bush along with his trusty Jimney Suzuki.
Herb and Jim cooked the sausages whilst other members made use of their camp ovens to cook vegetable's etc, in no time at all we were all fed and sitting by the fire enjoying both our meal and the company of those at the rally. We had four Blue Gum Rovers, Ken & Vi and Ray & Dulcie, drop in and they decided to join us for the rest of the Rally.
After our meal we gathered under the canopy and enjoyed a video of the travels of Paul and Scott around Tasmania with their eventual arrival at our Lagoon Beach Rally last year. Most enlightening and a thrill to watch, some commented that even though they had been to the same spots; the video had shown a whole new perspective. Then by the fire with some wandering off to watch football and others having an extended happy hour, some more happier than others.