Prepping provisions ...

Our Carnavon trip was provisioned the day before leaving, while Nick and I stood in Coles!  

I was able to do most prepping for Bundaberg before leaving home.  There was a microwave in the cabin kitchen, so I pre-cooked some meals and froze them for defrosting / reheating on site.

There was no Engel fridge or freezer this trip.  All the frozen food was packed into a large esky.  We used a smaller cooler for fridge items.  

We ate well - but we always do!  I had sliced cold sausages in bread rolls and packed them into a container for an easy lunch.  They defrosted well for our Childers picnic on Tuesday.  I also made fruit-cake, from the remaining fruit (soaked for last Christmas).

My little teapot and our owl mugs came with us - along with a basket that held our preferred tea, coffee and basic spreads.  There were chips and a small bag of nuts.  

We bought a few vegies and some fruit from a farm-direct shop near our cabin accommodation.  

On Tuesday night I did the vegies in the cabin microwave.  I prepared the packet pasta side-dish in a saucepan, on the small stove.  Nick BBQ-ed the steak and we enjoyed our combined cheffing efforts on the cabin verandah, listening to the waves and watching the stars.  And yes, there was some lovely red wine -  purchased at the Adelaide wine centre last year!

I'd made frittata at home from leftover roast vegies.  The quarters were packed and frozen.  We had a piece each with toast on Wednesday morning.  It reheated fairly well in the microwave (with paper towel underneath and on top of the slices).  We went into Bundaberg after breakfast but returned to the cabin for lunch, so had wraps with meatloaf (more frozen leftovers) and salad.  

Dinner that night was fudged around the concert.  I had some frittata as a very early dinner - and then we both had pumpkin soup quite late in the night, when we returned to the cabin.  (The pumpkin soup was made at home and frozen). 

I also made lemon butter at home and brought a small jar with us, along with some maple syrup.  It was easy to reheat our flash-frozen pikelets for Thursday's finale breakfast, enjoyed on our cabin verandah with a view of the ocean.