Also cleaned up the kitchen. Yes, we had a hole for the fridge and no, the fridge does not fit in it by about an inch on top! Oh well. It's OK where it is and it's only for a little while.
Once the parents arrived, we had to think about food. Saturday night we thought simple and went to the restaurant attached to the Travelodge called Riverside Restaurant. Don't go there. Just don't. Very slow for food to come out. All the food was overcooked (despite being asked for medium lamb). The fish of the day had no flavour and all the salads were predominantly onion. The meals were expensive and no way worth it. Sunday lunch we had booked into Michael's at Yeppoon. It had been recommended to Pat. I will extend that recommendation to everyone too. Despite the 25 minute drive, it is WELL worth it. It was cold, overcast and windy, but still great to sit out on the balcony. It looks straight onto the beach and ocean. The menu is quite varied with a great selection of all three courses. At the moment they offer 2 courses for $45 or 3 courses for $55. We thought that at that kind of restaurant at that price, the courses would be small. No. They were a good size. The entrees were decent, a lot of people could eat that as a main. The mains were quite large and I had trouble making a dent. Llew helped me out after finishing his, so I think his was not too big for him. Then Llew and I shared a dessert sampler. We were asked what was best and which we would have next time. We both think the sampler was the best! A bit of everything. YUM. Even with a few beers and 2 bottles of wine, it was very reasonable. So, come and visit us, and go there!
So we drove home via Emu Park and looked around the area. Emu Park is nicer than Yeppoon and we think would be a nicer place to live. We played pool and drank beer all afternoon then had a simple BBQ for dinner. Now, this is, of course, Llew's version of a simple BBQ. Saturday night when we came home from the bad dinner (we were early home even after all the waiting, because we didn't have dessert), Llew ground up some annato seeds and other spices, then blended that with garlic and onion and then we marinated chicken thighs overnight. The BBQ was in the weber, with real hardwood charcoal. Nothing fake or chemically flavoured. At first it was a bit smokey...
But really no problem as the chimney works a treat.
It doesn't take anywhere near as long as brickettes either, but still enough time for a drink.
Getting some flames now.
Lots of flame and time to turn it out. Not as bad as it looks as it was a long photo, but still a good result from the chimney.
Now let them die down a bit.
We were joined by Peanuts who really just wanted to rub on everything. He is such a scaredy cat that every time a car went past he ran inside. Sheesh.
Now time for the chicken...
and mushrooms before they were put in the same marinade.
On the BBQ with it all. On with the lid and a few minutes later...
On the plate! With a quickly whipped up salad with mustard dressing.
Aaawww, Mum, Dad and son.
We really enjoyed the weekend. A lot of jobs got done, a lot of fun, a lot of food, showed them the area and really filled up the time. A good time had by all.
We really enjoyed the weekend. A lot of jobs got done, a lot of fun, a lot of food, showed them the area and really filled up the time. A good time had by all.
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