The skies were cloudy here, but the water was still beautiful
All of the above are not a bad way to spend Thanksgiving!
After all of these picturesque stop off points, we went to Albany for a late lunch of fish and chips, and to stock up on all our grocery supplies for our evening Thanksgiving meal and lunches and dinner the following day. We found a large Woolworth's grocery store and we had plenty of time to do our shopping as well, which was nice for a change!
We were staying at the Stirling Range Retreat, where we had a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom cabin type accommodation. The cooking challenge here was to make Thanksgiving dinner in a kitchen without an oven. There was a microwave, and a four-burner range top, and "really good knives" (a quote from the woman when we called ahead) which translated into two grocery store quality knives that weren't completely dull.
After doing an evening run (the boys) and an evening walk (the girls), we got down to cooking.
Starter: bruschetta with semi-dried tomatoes, feta, and fresh tomatoes; Mad Fish NV Sparkling Wine
Cheers!
Mashing the sweet potatoes
Lorenzo at the helm of the stovetop
The finished product! Chicken with onions, mushrooms in a riesling sauce, brussel sprouts with bacon, and sweet potatoes with cinnamon and brown sugar
Preparing and enjoying the meal together proved to be a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving abroad. Chicken legs were a reasonable substitute for turkey considering that turkey itself wouldn't be easy to find, nor did we have an oven to roast anything in. We ended the evening playing American-themed scattergories, making up our own categories such as "car brand" or "city" and only using US answers.
The next day's activity is a hike to the top of Bluff Knoll for views of wildflowers and of the tops of the Stirling Ranges.
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