With Chris away in the snow since the Melbourne Gift Fair, Eric and I (Leonie) with our fantastic Moon Haven team have been flat out soaping, pouring lotions and potions, packaging and generally filling our fair orders that there has been little time for anything else.

So when our good friends Dale and Craig at the Broadwater Par 3 golf course suggested a night camping at Lake Jasper we were jumped at the chance.

So we set up the Moon Haven van with our bedroll, loads of doonas and rugs (temperatures were dropping into the low single digits at night) and ooddles of good yummy food.

After first taking a look at the sandy bush track to Lake Jasper and deciding that it was not suitable for a 2 wheel drive we decided on side by side sites at “Snottygobble Loop ” at the Carey Brook CALM campsite.

This is a fantastic set up with level places to park cars, campers, picnic tables, fire rings and of course the pit toilet!  Situated right on the small river/stream it was secluded enough to really feel as if we were truly away from it all.  We had the whole campsite to ourselves and the boys didn’t waste any time getting the fire lit and the billy on the boil.  Then it was time for lunch and a much needed lay down with newspapers and books.

Our van was exceedingly comfortable and as night came on along with the layers of clothing we found that with a beanie to keep our heads warm and our multiple bedding layers we were as snug as bugs in a rug.

The next day we all climbed into Dale and Craig’s 4 WD ute and we went exploring Lake Jasper and then Jasper Beach near Black Point.  This is serious 4 WD driving with deep sand tracks, letting the air down in tyres and lots of low range gear changes.  Of course as Eric describes it, its like being on an ‘E’ ride at Disney land…lots of tossing and bouncing in the back seat.

The southern ocean at Jasper beach was an awesome sight with its huge rolling waves and gigantic rips that sucks everything way out to sea. What did disappoint us though was the amount of plastic, rope and general human rubbish that was washed up on the otherwise perfect golden sands.

We returned to camp for a quick kip and then quickly packed up for the 1 1/2 hour trip back home.
The weekend was just what we needed to recharge the batteries, reconnect and realise what a wonderful life we really do lead.

And so we returned to our beloved Moon Haven with a lightness in our step and an enthusiasm for our work.  Life is so full of fun and surprises!