Steak Didn't Disappoint

 

Monday 22 May 2023

Having told Shaun that if we made good time this morning we would have time to visit Moontide Distillery this afternoon we were packed up and moving by 7.30am.  A quick drive up the road to Sandfire Roadhouse meant we pulled straight into the bowsers with no queue – a vastly different experience from when we went past here in the other direction a couple of years ago!  Topped up with fuel and purchased one of their home made sausage rolls – a gift, shall we say, that kept on giving all morning!

Drove onwards and upwards with a quick toilet break at a 24 hour rest stop and by late morning we heading across the big flood plain just south of Broome where the road was completely under water in January this year.  There’s still a few lakes of water nearby with lots of birdlife and plenty of fat, contented looking cows wading through knee deep grass so the rains certainly make a difference up here.

We made Roebuck Plains Caravan Park before midday and parked up in adjoining sites under a big shady tree.  Only a quick set up as we wanted to get to ‘The Mango Place’ for lunch and it is only open between 10am and 2pm.  We were there by about 12.45pm so were able to sit and relax and enjoy beef and mango pies washed down with cold mango smoothies.  Yummo and the green lush garden made Shaun feel as though we are finally getting to the tropics.

Feeling sated we moseyed on down the road to the Moontide Distillery where we were happy to do a tasting of gins we already knew we liked and also a new one since we were last here.  We then sat down under a shady tree in the garden with a tasting paddle each and shared a cheeseboard and thought (but only briefly) of our dear friends and family and their days at work versus our lovely holiday time.

Feeling suitably smug we brought ourselves back to earth by realising that although on holiday there is still work to be done so back to the caravans for some laundry and maintenance work before getting back into holiday mode with chairs and books under our big shady tree.  Before we knew it, it was time to wander over to the roadhouse for the requisite steak and garlic sauce – 4 trips down we’ve had it and it is still as good as ever.  In fact, none of things we have talked up today – the mango smoothies, the white pearl gin or the thick tender steaks have disappointed so we haven’t led Shaun a bum steer yet (which probably is a good thing seeing he has put a lot of faith in us to organise a good trip for us all).

Back to the vans for a couple of ports and a bit more chat before showers, blogging and bed.