Blogs from Childers, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

On Thursday morning we drove through Bundaberg and headed out through sugar cane country lobbing at the lovely town of Burnett Heads. We checked into a council run caravan park whose onsite caretakers would put some of the big business parks to shame. Well tended gardens, freshly mowed lawns and superb bathroom and laundry facilities had us pleased with our decision to stay. Our site overlooked the mouth of the Burnett River and with not a cloud in the sky we could not have asked for a better day. Later in the evening we put the task of cooking tea in the 'too hard basket' and hit the local fish and chip shop to test some of the local cuisine. The burgers they served up were a sensation and the shop even had a quality array ... read more

Childers. What a delightful little place - and how we have grown to appreciate all its wonders over the past WEEK! Bother and more bother - Trevor is terribly sick and hence we have been stuck here in Childers for a whole week. Hats off to Trevor for stranding us in Childers though - the place is fraught with geriatrics. Its one street is lined with grannies - yesterday there was a craft bazaar - wow, you should have seen the bunfight that went down - crazy old ladies all hustling over hand-knitted tea-cosies and the latest bookmark but the crusty old men sat sucking back cold ones in the hotel bars from 9am - good thing they have 3 hotels to choose from - 1 would certainly not be enough as anyone who's anyone comes ... read more

Hoi! Vandaag maar een kort berichtje want het was niet echt een noemenswaardige dag. We zijn om 10 uur vertrokken van Hervey Bay in de richting van Childers. Childers staat maar om een ding bekend en dat is z'n ijsfabriek. Als groot liefhebber en verbruiker van ijs in Nederland kon ik dat natuurlijk niet ongezien en ongeproefd aan me voorbij laten gaan. Eigenlijk was het niet het weer voor ijsjes want het regende namelijk bijna de hele dag. Gelukkig kreeg ik Sylvia toch zover om met mij een ijsje te kopen en dat was gelukkig niet voor niets, het ijs was heerlijk! We moesten trouwens wel even zoeken naar de ijsfabriek, want van buiten leek het gewoon op een huis en dus reden we er prompt voorbij. Na Childers gingen we naar Bundaberg (Bundy), bekend om ... read more

Sept 8. Byron sunset and moonrise heavy threatening clouds made for fabulous evening carpark music gathering backdrop. Smell of ganja, drums, didj, sax, percussion on signpole, rubberband twang. Lightening. Sept 9. Chill chasing us north. Mooloolaba. People said they'd seen flag on tv. It's working. Called station to get DVD so I could see it, not ready but. Sept 10. Rainy. Sept 11. Noosa deluge. Went to surf club to dry. Pacific gull flock feeding. Spectacular diving even in the pelting rain. Northward to Gympie. Newspaper photo and interview. Spruiked well. More comments on tv appearance. Family having lunch. Sister talking to owner. Got on to flag. He'd gotten sticker last time I was in town. She said get a flag for wall. He did!!!!! Childers by evening cold, clear but. ... read more