Copi Hollow 17th June 2010

Copi Hollow on Menindee Lake is a lovely spot although we had our doubts when we arrived to find a deserted caretaker's office and a chain across the entrance. Red dirt covered the roadway into the park and the rows and rows of permanent structures/shacks looked dismal.
After locating the caretaker, we were able to camp anywhere we liked. The camping area was grassed and sited on the edge of the lake. Things were looking up except the wind was blowing at a considerable rate of knots and made setting up a little difficult. We created a wind break with the vans.
Copi Hollow has an abundance of water which is bought by the Broken Hill Ski Boat Club. It's a sad endictment on the way water is accessed from our river system that the lower lakes in SA are in such a sad state due to lake of water flowing from the upper reaches of the Murray.
Our expectations on the state of the amenities weren't high but Robert thinks that the ski club must have a plumber and a tiler as members. Showers and laundry are tiled floor to ceiling and very well-fitted out.
Nana's walking stick got a good workout as it is quite a walk from A to B.
The men did some hunting and gathering and we were able to sit around a fire whilst a meal of marinated lamb shanks were cooking on the hot coals. Delish! We have been enjoying some excellent home-cooked meals (Lorraine and Robert are the experts with John and myself doing what we're told).
Visiting Kinchega Homestead Ruins the next day, gave us a picture of the size this place would have been in its heyday. The settlers must have been a tough lot.
Another tourist's car parked nearby posted a sticker which we found offensive: Fertilise the forest - bury a greenie. Ironic as we were in a national park! Arriving at Bourke a few days later, we weren't impressed to find these people in the site next to us.