bbqs

In the UK we were never that keen on BB Q's. It seemed that you spent 6 hours firing the thing up just to blacken a few sausages and burgers, standing out in the rain while everyone else enjoyed the party in the house. It was usually fortunate that it was dark by the time the food was ready so no one could see that the sausages were actually still breathing underneath all the carbon.
But yesterday we decided to try one of the free gas BB Q's provided by the council. There are loads of these things all along the coast and in parks.
Calling in at the supermarket we stocked up with a strange looking fish and some fresh green lipped mussels and completely the ignored sausages and burgers. A couple of baked potatoes, a huge dish of salad and fresh crusty rolls and we were set for a feast. We've never cooked fresh mussels on the BBQ before and we had been told by Norman, just to chuck 'em on and when the shells pop open they're ready. I did feel a bit sorry for them, mind, one minute in the sea, next wondering why it was suddenly so hot but they were delicious!
Well after a good feed we had a great game of beach cricket which came to an abrupt end when Michael scored a six and the ball split in half! Good quality stuff from the $2 Shop!
So we packed everything up and went for a walk to the estuary which, although man- made is very pretty and has some very weird looking geese to feed.
All in all a very enjoyable evening!

Georgia with the ball after Michael's slog!













Michael makes a new friend.