Day 72 Tuesday 18/8/2026 Kandanga to Woodford, Showery

We’ve got light misty rain interspersed with brief sunshine this morning. It can’t be too cold though; I’ve still got shorts on.

We pick up the M1 again and head south through the Sunshine Coast area. We make a quick diversion at Yandina to pick up a few local treats at the Buderim Ginger Factory and a few more across the road at Nutworks. Chocolate coated ginger and chocolate coated macadamias.

Mrs Google has given us 3 options to get to Woodford and as we’ve used 1 and 3 in the past I choose 2 because it looks quite direct. Option 2 is through Beerburrum and quickly turns from suburbs to dirt road through a pine forest. There goes all Woody’s hard work in Maryborough because everything is splattered in mud now. Woody is cross and vowing never to listen to Mrs. Google again! I think he’s telling her to go where he told the GPS in our old Jeep to go!!

Most of the buildings in Woodford are, wooden. Original timber cottages that look quaint in their neat gardens. The showgrounds are on the edge of town, and the caretakers are very helpful. We had booked for 3 nights but change that to 6 nights as we’re on the northern outskirts of Brisbane and close enough to our Gold Coast booking at Murwillumbah.

The 7pin plug on our braking system has broken.

Accom: $25.00

Fuel: $64.01, 25.31lt (2.529)

Towing Kms: 126Kms