Flash snacks!

Life's been busy lately, hence the lack of posting here.  Most of what we've been doing isn't within the scope of this blog but I was very chuffed with these cheese platter boxes I assembled for a recent "city lights" hike.

Our local Council organised a guided night walk, to a lookout within a conservation area, that is usually off-limits after dark.  I booked four tickets, cos we had family visiting.  

We'd called into the Mt Coot-tha lookout following Nissa and Mark's arrival at Brisbane Airport, so the more local night hike would give us a distant view of the city, from a different direction.

Due to the timing (and exertion) of the 8km hike, I felt we needed something more substantial at the half-way rest/viewing point than just a muesli bar or piece of fruit.

Nick and I bought the cheese platter provisions from our local supermarket.  

The 820ml divided Sistema containers seemed a good size for my plan, so they were purchased at the same time.  

In filling them with goodies, I discovered the cardboard packing from two of the cheeses were the right size/height to use as extra dividers. Bonus!  Two containers of mixed crackers were packed, using some of the original packaging for extra protection in transit.  

The two cheese packs were transported in one of Vaughan's old insulated lunchboxes.  Four juice boxes just fit into another, narrower lunch box.  I did a customised box for each couple and that worked well, given limited seating at the lookout.  Nick and I shared one box while Nissa and Mark shared the other. And yes, other hikers were quite envious of our flash snacks! 

This particular event was alcohol-free but I reckon baby bottles of bubbles might work on a special/private occasion, probably at some other location.