Left the dog dungeon really early before it got light, woke up really early yes you know why- bloody airbed.Anyway checked the tire and it had got soft again so stopped to put air in before leaving town and hoped it would get us to Charleville where we could get it fixed.
Passed over the border into Queensland - hoorah !!! and all of a sudden the sun came out and it warmed up, must be why they call it the sunshine state. Loads of animals and birds around on todays drive including Kangaroos, emus, goats, cows and sheep there were also eagles and kamikaze finches who seemed to have nothing better to do than fly into our windscreen.
Had to stop for air along the way but as soon as we got into town we headed straight for Beaurepairs and they fixed our puncture for us straight away - great blokes.Found the campsite great place pretty basic but good vibe, put up the tent (11 mins soft ground and it was light - its going to be hard to beat !! )
Went into town to do a bit of shopping nice place typical Aussie town- a few shops a few pubs and a TAB.
Gav drove today....We hit another milestone as we passed the 4000 KM mark. A confession to make, it was decided that due to the dogs travel sickness and motherly dependence each morning, that Gav would indeed be driving the whole way, so no more repetitive info about who drives, its me!
Stop Press - For all of you who have our route please throw it away now we think we may change our plans we are missing having the ocean on our doorstep so we think we will take a hop over to Mackay and drive the rest of the way up the coast.But we will keep you informed over the next day or two.
Passed over the border into Queensland - hoorah !!! and all of a sudden the sun came out and it warmed up, must be why they call it the sunshine state. Loads of animals and birds around on todays drive including Kangaroos, emus, goats, cows and sheep there were also eagles and kamikaze finches who seemed to have nothing better to do than fly into our windscreen.
Had to stop for air along the way but as soon as we got into town we headed straight for Beaurepairs and they fixed our puncture for us straight away - great blokes.Found the campsite great place pretty basic but good vibe, put up the tent (11 mins soft ground and it was light - its going to be hard to beat !! )
Went into town to do a bit of shopping nice place typical Aussie town- a few shops a few pubs and a TAB.
Gav drove today....We hit another milestone as we passed the 4000 KM mark. A confession to make, it was decided that due to the dogs travel sickness and motherly dependence each morning, that Gav would indeed be driving the whole way, so no more repetitive info about who drives, its me!
Stop Press - For all of you who have our route please throw it away now we think we may change our plans we are missing having the ocean on our doorstep so we think we will take a hop over to Mackay and drive the rest of the way up the coast.But we will keep you informed over the next day or two.
Stop Press - For all of you who have our route please throw away now we think we may change our plans we are missing having the ocean on our doorstep so we think we will - for one desperate moment I thought the rest of the sentence would read "return to Perth".
Anyway, so glad you finally have a chance to see some of the famous Aussie sunshine after all the rain you have been having during your little jaunt.
What does it feel like to now be in your destination territory, knowing you are nearly finished the journey?
Alan
Hi Alan, it is great to be here, and to answer several inquiries at once in this comment (I'm running out of Credit and the wife out of patience) - We ARE still camping in the Tent at the moment, the Airbed still leaks. We get the keys for our new place tomorrow morning (thats Friday over here!) and so tonight is our last camp, woohooo.
The phone will go on tomorrow, but internet takes around a week to get connected, so we might still be silent or sporadically visiting McDonalds carp park in the mean time.
Today we go to Kuranda for some lunch and relaxation - it is a 23KM winding road climbing all the way, up to 700 Meters above sea level, oh how I'm looking forward to the drive, not.
Speak soon