Chevallan Archery Park - Gympie

August 20th - 22nd  

Hervey Bay to Gympir 116km
Accommodation: Chevallan Archery Park
Our Rating: 5/5
Cost: $25.00 Pn Unpowered Site
Camp Fires: Allowed
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Travelling with: Jacinta Holt, John Bell, Fiona Ellis

The accommodation

Chevallan Archery Park is located 18 km east of Gympie at Wilsons Pocket, the property is 30 acres in total area with 750 meters of Tinana Creek frontage on two boundaries. The property is mostly flat with a gentle slope to the rear and creek area. It is all mowed and landscaped and provides a perfect location for camping with easy access to all the local attractions in Gympie, the Cooloola Coast and the Sunshine Coast regions.

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WOW WOW and WOW, what an amazing place, I have seen this place a lot when looing for somethiung new in the region, but for some reason have skipped on going there.

So we deceided to catch up with Jacinta and John, who Kat had not seen since Febuary this year, due to Lockdowns and Jacinta doing a 4 month posting in Vanautu, so we booked into here, Camp fires and Ddgs allowed so it ticked all the boxes for us.

Finished work at 3:00pm headed home hooked up the van, packed the last of the gear, and Kat was home just after 4pm, and we headed off to Chevallan Park, about 1 hour 30min drive, getting us there just on dark.

Pulled up and we were met by Gary, the host, and the smell of there dibnner drifting through the air, My wide says OHHH that smelles good, and Gary comment was my wine smells better,, We knew we were going to be in good hands, we could pick were ever we wanted to stay, Jacinta and John arrived shortly after us. Fire was oing Dinner was cooked, and the night just slowly disspaaerd in chatter and laughter, and some crazy deserts, Melted Marshmellows between Tim Tams and a Mint Slice... Was to die for.

A perfect night for sleeping, just the 2 blankets on, but we woke to this magnifcent sceneery covered in a layer of Fog. Started the morning off with getting the Camp fire raging, todays was goign to be a day of Camp Oven Cooking and Relaxing... 
Kat started the morning off with some of her hiome made scones, (Dont tell her i said this, but these were her best ever) , they went down ike a treat, and after a break she decided toremake the last batch of the day.... Love my Vegemite on a scone.....
Bloody lazy day, playing cards, tried to learn a new board game, back to cards, meanwhile the fire is raging, lol, we actually had to maove away it was that good.
Kat started preparing for tonights dinner "BEEF STEW"  with a "SAVORY DAMPER" , our mouths were watering all afternoon.

So while the Stew was on the fire we deceided to partake in some Archery, What an aboslute BLAST was this. I think i was in year 12 the last time i had done this, Kat says she never had done Archery, John and Jacinta both said in School, but that was just a few years back for them.......

So Gary gave some some in struction, and some workplace health and saftey issues. Once finised shooting, place bows on ground, and wait until everyones bows are on the ground before crossing the line to retrieve your arrows.
So we had some targets to aim for A Deer a Fox and a Cat, from large to small.   Off we went 5 arrows each, started with the Hay bails, and they were getting easier tohit, so them we started on the animals,  WOooooHooooo, KILL KILL  lol, and we did the poor deer end up losing its head .