After having joined the bush walker's social Xmas meeting recently at "Flings" and having had some chat about some of their recent tours, and about our coming tour, Robert and I departed (by feet) for Hertz car rental, to pick up our Toyota sedan; it was Sunday, but Hertz had been open, as they also had to cater the Australian army on this day; after driving home to pack our stuff, we made an hour's stop-over at the uni, as there was a Xmas grilling party (=barbie) for all intl. students going on, and as Zami (my house mate) was playing Santa Claus for the children there; at around 12:30 we left uni, and headed towards Crows Nest national park (around 1 to 1 1/2hrs drive north) (where also the main dam for Toowoomba's water reserve
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