Inaugural post: Camping plans and the Straight Banana

Jotting down some small fraction of the ideas sleeting past my mind, as I discuss with my love the possibilities inherent in my recent acquisition of a car with a 5-metre wheelbase (and hence room for a mattress in the back). For those playing along at home, it's a 1985 Ford Falcon XF Station Wagon GL (3-speed manual). Long and yellow, hence "The Straight Banana" (courtesy of Ele).

• Mattress in the back, permanent.
• Drive anywhere, the two of us, and use the car as campsite when we need to sleep. Hence, do bushwalks and such anywhere in the state.
• Roughly every second weekend next year (2009), pick a place and go there.
• Ele's Hexie for cooking
• Anchor the jerry-can properly
• Curtains on the windows - put them up for camping, take them down again afterwards.
• Ele can share the driving
• Definitely a good idea to keep a supply of high-energy food in the glove box at all times - muesli bars, lollies.
• Food taken with us for camping will start with a loaf of bread, obviously include lots of water...
• Remind Ele to check her Duke of Ed. logs.
• Porridge with honey sounds like a good breakfast.
• Damper? I hardly know 'er! (actually, I know her rather well. Nevermind).
• Mapreading, the bushw/Eleking way
• Cameras, sketchbooks
• Exercise to keep us fit and healthy (the walking, that is).
• Odd weekends when we're home, local walking for same purpose.
• No computer. Phones are good for safety and occasional timepieces, though.
• Definitely carry plenty of spare oil etc. at all times.
• Let Ele get to bed now

Here endeth the lesson.