We thought we'd seen everything there was to see in Carnarvon, but yesterday we had a real treat. Dean and Sue invited us out to see their plantation. Dean keeps his fishing boat in the boat harbour where we are currently moored, thus we are temporary neighbors and Phil struck up a conversation with him. Dean came and collected the four of us from the boat harbour and we drove out across the Gascoyne River and out to his farm. They raise Capsicum (Peppers), and our mouths watered at the sight of so many beautiful vegetables growing on the vines. You have to see it to believe it.
After a good tour of all the crops we enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea and then we filled boxes with capsicum, chillis, tomatos, citrus fruits, avacados, custard apples and more. Both of our boats are overflowing with fresh fruits and vegetables, just in time for our departure. A huge thank you to Dean and Sue.
Some folks you just can't take anywhere...
Once we got everything home we had plenty to do. Most of the fruits and veggies were washed in a disinfecting solution to retard spoilage...obviously refrigeration on the boats is a bit limited. Chillies were strung up for drying and peppers were slices and roasted for preserving in jars.
On both Basanti and Tigress Too, stuffed peppers have featured on the menu. Yum...delish.
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