We had a relaxed day today. After breakfast we had a wander down the river and once again Andrew found a very interesting rock. It consisted of a web of hollow tubes which were about 1.5 – 2 cm long.
I decided to try out making bread today. As with all the other days we have been in the Flinders Ranges, the temperature was around 30 degrees. I used a sachet of dried yeast, and because I had forgotten to look up a recipe before I left home I winged it. I figured I have made enough bread in the breadmaker to have at least a bit of an idea. So I put the yeast, 1 cup of warm water, 1/2 cup milk, 1 teaspoon of salt and about 1 tablespoon of honey into a bowl and left it covered in the car for half an hour. Then I added 3.5 cups of flour, and realising that I had forgotton to put in butter or oil, I put about 1 tablespoon-worth of butter in at this point. I mixed it all up and left it in the car covered again for about half an hour. It had risen a lot, so I kneaded it again and put it into two tins. We really wanted to drive to Wilpena again, so I left the mix in the tent which was cooler than the car.
We were gone about 2 hours. We had a shower at the caravan park, collected a bit more water and filled up with diesel. Back at the camper, my bread had over risen. I decided to try cooking one of the loaves, while I punched down and reshaped the other and left it to rise. By the time the first loaf was cooked the second was ready to put into the Weber. The first loaf was a bit coarse but yummy, and the second one was great! How amazing to have fresh bread with your dinner while camping!
Nathan had a bit of a stack on his bike this afternoon and he now has a very sore and swollen top lip and some other scrapes. The people he was visiting helped him, which was really lovely of them.
Nathan writing in his diary
The rock Andrew found
Bread rising in the car
Bread cooked
View from our campsite
We had a small campfire and toasted marshmellows tonight
