Worshiping at the altar of Refrigerated Goodness

[loose cannon]

All praise be to Mr Engel for I have seen the temp gauge and he has doneth good.

Went camping on the weekend hoping to catch some storm action , and it was a stinker. Relentless winds at 20 to 30km with gusts to 50/60km, not a hint of storm cloud to be seen anywhere.

Might put the gauge in the shade next time then I wont feel so bad..

(topped out at 56.8 a short time later but I couldn't be stuffed moving to get my camera)

[Sully]

Holy crap!! ..... would not be leaving the house with that sort of temperature a possibility

[Gaz]

Good grief! I like it hot but that's over the top!!! "Humid as well I'm guessing?"

[Gordon]

Well I certainly wouldn't be photographing a half empty stubby of beer and letting it get warm!! Before I drank it.

Or is this just to prove that you have some self discipline?

[seaslug]

Thanks God for fridges then!

[loose cannon]

Don't worry, the stubbie didn't live long enough to get warm Gordon. I showed it no mercy.

Low humidity Gaz, the wind kept it down a bit.

[Alan]

What the...... - that's just silly temps to be out in.

But we all know you are slightly Mad Mick and like taking walks on the wild side, so I guess we shouldn't be surprised. (I see you didn't show any mercy to a few other bottles as well)

Glad you and the ute didn't melt

[loose cannon]

The Weather Bureau had forecast storms for the area and it's always worth being there despite the heat Alan. Can be exciting.

I like the wet season but when the storms fail to eventuate it gets ugly sometimes. Good to be home and unmelted, though looking slightly crispy around the edges.

[Gordon]

I can sympathise with you on all accounts Mick. The temps really used to get over the top when we lived in Kununurra, but the storms were something else. Never seen rain like it since, and the lightening. I went out one night trying to catch that magical strike, it was a bit on the hairy side. Really liked the Kimberleys, worst thing I ever did when I left.

[loose cannon]

Yep, Kununurra can be magical but oppressive in the extreme at times. I have some friends there who have a 40 acre block and I have an open invitation to set up camp and use their place as a base, I must do this one year.

I'm prepared to put up with the wet season weather for some good shots though. Being out camping is not much different to being home really. As long as I've got shade and preferably a slight breeze rather than the howling stuff of the last few weeks I'm good to go.

For the stinker days I take a small genny and a fan. It really only becomes unbearable if I can't sleep at night and then the fan becomes priceless. No neighbours to disturb so I'm happy to run the genny all night if it means I get a good kip. And I'm gettin' too old for this roughin' it stuff.

[P Plates]

Mad dogs and Englishmen Mick. Living just below the tropics I'm used to heat but wow that would be insufferable to me. Actually it's the humidity that kills me, I think a drier heat is a bit easier to bear. Glad you had suitable refreshments.

[loose cannon]

I think my blood must have thinned out a little over the years Gabby as 20c is a cold winters day for me and time to break out the woolly jackets and long pants.

But this trip took me out of my comfort zone a little bit.

That Engel fridge is just about my most valuable possession these days.