Blogs from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Wednesday 14 July 2010 Last Sunday morning we left Camooweal, the first township you reach having crossed into Queensland from the Northern Territories, and journeyed across Queensland travelling down through Mt Isa, Cloncurry and then turning south onto the Landsborough Highway from the Flinders Highway, to cover another few hundred miles that brought us to the next camping site at a place called Barcaldine. Our journey was pretty uneventful although we did have for the first time on our travels, kangaroos jumping across the road in front of us but I am pleased to report that we have no ‘road kills’ to our credit! Our journey on Sunday brought us through major coal producing areas and one felt very much in the outback in this part of Queensland. Barcaldine turned out to have one of the ... read more

We got up at 05:30 and Sophie went out for a ride and to do computrainer. I phoned Chris and talked to him for a little while while Dad and Richard were getting the fishing gear ready. We then all got dressed and headed out for Bribie Island and Pumistone Passage. We grabbed some brekkie en-route and as it kept raining, we looked round loads and loads of shops until we finally found a little newsagents that sold ponchos. We bought three ponchos (and managed to get a discount as they had been there so long) and were then ready to go and get on the boat and start the fishing. We got to the marina and sorted out the boat hire with Robyn. We got everything we needed in the boat and headed out of ... read more

DAY 371 I knew Andy was out of bed early again it was still dark! Far too early for me so I carried on sleeping except that every now and again I could hear the sound of Andy pottering around outside doing stuff, but I have no idea what. At 6.00 Andy climbed back on the bed to close one of the inner windows as the sun was shining directly onto my head, but secretly I think he wanted to get me up early, but I compromised and said if there is a cup of tea waiting for me at 6.30 I will get up. Agreed, but Andy still talks to me, telling me that he woke up at 4.30 and realised what was wrong with the water pump, he put the pipes the wrong way ... read more

DAY 369 I can vaguely remember Andy getting out of bed while it was still dark, but I slept on being unaware of what time that was, eventually I awoke, it was daylight and I could hear Andy tippy tappying on the laptop at the bottom of the bed. It was 6.45, a little voice asked if I wanted tea now, a little voice drifted back from somewhere between dreams and reality “yes please,” so I gradually came round from my slumber, the sun is shining outside there is just blue sky and barely a cloud in sight, a huge difference to the last couple of days and the constant cloudy sky and showers. Before I managed to tumble out of bed Andy asked if I wanted a scone, sounds like a great idea to me, ... read more

DAY 367 Oh happy day, we are staying in the same place for a few days, we are at the Big 4 in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast, but wait a minute I can see two problems here, the first one is where has the sunshine gone, this is after all the Sunshine Coast and the second problem is that despite staying in the same place we still have to pack the trailer up! Andy is already up and about, the tea is on the go, so I get up, get dressed and get the inside of the tent ready for closing. It should be simple today as we are not going to repack the trailer. A breakfast of toast and jam, we are showered and by 9.00 we are leaving the campsite with Camping Country ... read more