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We left home on Saturday morning after Chris finished all be obligations for Brinkworth Management Committee. First we found that the caravan was not properly balanced and we spent some time trying to correct that. Finally got on our way on a miserable overcast drizzly day all the way. Right up to the border of Sa fuel was 1.469 and we left filling up until we got to Broken Hill were it cost $1.559! Continued on and were planning to stay overnight at the stay at Little Topar Roadhouse, one look and we changed our mind. Went on a further 20+ kms to an overnight stay at Spring Gully. We took the very last space available. No one was intrusive at all.
Headed off next morning after a freezing dawn and we had another overcast day which alternated drizzly conditions. For the first couple of hundred kms there was lots of water laying around and the number of water birds was incredible. We moved into wooded country and the bush looked in really good condition, probably all the rain they have been having. I was suprised to discover that they grow cotton as far south as Nevertire. The bales are
the same size as the big hay bales but the product is white and the cover is yellow, at least this far south. We headed to an overnight stay between Nevertire and Warren and discovered we were the only ones there. We took the time to do some backing practice and set up for the night. Within an hour there were three other vans parked. The DH who announced it was "beer o'clock" caused us to retreat to our van and close the door. No-one took him up on the statement.
Next morning we just kept going, overcast and raining again. We headed for Goondiwindi and ended up staying in an overnight stay 40 kms south. No-one else there, we discovered why. The trucks kept coming up to 2am when Chris was still awake, GMan was of course out to it.
After the coldest morning so far we headed off the next morning and decided to make a push through to Bribie Island. From Gooniwindi north the country was gorgeous. Hilly, green and lush. When we went up one set of hills north of Coonabarabran we headed into mist and were only able to see about 50 feet
in front of us winding up and down the very steep terrain. We made it however. Went through 7 lots of road works that day because of the damage caused by recent floods. The run onto Bribie Island was easy, finding the Farrell residence was also easy. Then the fun and games started. Robbie was trying to back our van down the side of the house. After 45 minutes he gave up and we are hoping our clutch will recover. The van and Brutus III are parked on their front lawn.
The house is fabulous, looks out over a canal and Robbie is getting his fishing rod ready to head off to his pontoon for a little mornings entertainment. Barbara and I are going to Aldi supermarket, I have longed to see one of these since I heard about them.
In the first three days we travelled 1419 kms and averaged about 17 litres per hundred km. When we add yesterdays run in that will chage the equation because of the number of steep climbs we did.
Tomorrow we are heading off to the Brisbane Caravan and camping show with a list of good things to look
at.
Today we looked around some of the island, shopped in Aldi (loved it) and a place called Chickenfeed! Then I found out that Chickenfeed is "Cheap as Chips" in Queensland and of course it is called "ChickenSh*t".
The crab pot is out with the whole mullet attached to it because the mud crabs are apparently on the move so if we are successful Robbie and I will be on "Chilli Crabs" and neither Barbara or GMan eat them. Later when the tide comes back in Robbie and I will be fishing from the private pontoon.
The meat eating birds have just had their dinner, and it is getting close to sunset - time to get in some more reading.
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Judy & Jim
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Looks like fun.
All sounds great and you obviously made very good time. The photos are all great. Did you just drive virtually straight through and not look at the sights. Isn't it supposed to be the dry season up there. Blow some of that rain over our way. Did Brutus 111 cope with the trip ok. Looking forward to the next installment.