Day 14 27/7/2019 Saturday, Tannum Sands, sunny 24 It was a warm night with the sound of the ocean and a lonely mopoke. It’s so nice to sleep in, at last there’s no travelling and nothing to do but explore … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 14 Tannum Sands
Day 13 26/7/2019, Friday Bundaberg to Tannum Sands 16 – 25 It’s a perfect night for sleeping and we wake to birds singing and a warm dry morning. While we’re eating breakfast there’s a knock on the door. It’s Harry the caretaker, we’ve parked in the wrong spot. Oops, sorry Harry but it’s a bit late now as we’ll be gone in a half hour. Nearby Cedars Road drops steeply to a one lane bridge over the Burnett River then upwards through sugar cane farms, macadamias, mangoes, paw paw, zucchini and strawberries. I doubt that most Australians realise how much … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 13 – Tannum Sands
Day 12, 25/7/2019 Thursday, Cooroy to Bundaberg 10 – 25 We sleep well as the only sounds here are crickets and a train away in the distance. It’s a cool morning but Woody is up early as usual and walks … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 12 – Bundy
July 2019,Cooroy, Sunshine Coast, Qld Oh, so convenient, only 300metres from a small town that has almost everything, good coffee shops and a hairdresser. At the Stopover there’s a caretaker onsite. A dump point at the gate. A large spacious grassy area suitable for big rigs and no pesky trees to block satellite reception. Only a few minutes off the Bruce Highway it is peaceful and quiet. It’s also close enough for a quick visit to Noosa Heads if you so desire. $10 per self-contained van. 72 hour stopover. Continue reading Cooroy RV Stopover
Day 11, 24/7/2019 Wednesday Palm Beach to Cooroy, sunny 25 Yet another glorious morning, this sure beats winter in Melbourne. We want to get out of the traffic noise, but we must wait for the peak traffic to go through. The perfect Catch 22 situation. It’s an easy run up the motorway and we wave to Brisbane city as we cross the Gateway Bridge. She’s a beautiful city but we’re not visiting with a caravan on the back. We peel off the Bruce Highway at Yandina in search of …pineapple jam. Having eaten last year’s supplies we’re hoping that the … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 11 – Cooroy
Day 10, 23/7/2019 Tuesday, Palm Beach 24 sunny Every time the traffic stopped last night I woke up. If we stay here any longer we’ll be mentally in synch with the Gold Coast traffic light system. A woman in the loo sounded like she was herfing (gee, that one confused MS Word) up a cane toad and now I know why some women only use their own onboard bathrooms. A couple are parking their motor home near us and they ask where the sun rises. Like hello, we’re on the east coast of Australia and we’re metres from the Pacific … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 10, Palm Beach
Day 9, 22/7/2019 Monday, Palm Beach, clear 22 The traffic wakes us at around 5:00am by 6:00 we give up, get up and put the washing on. The long range weather report on TV is for a week of sunny weather. To quote our optimistic Prime Minister “How good is this?”. Woody takes the car for a tub to wash the dust off. The far end of this park is well away from the highway noise with shady creek front sites. I reckon that we should get the Dumb and Dumber award for not checking first for the location of … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 9 – Ay?
Day 8, 21/7/2019, Sunday Bony Mountain to Palm Beach, clear 4 – 25 We wake about 6:00am with cold noses. The diesel heater quickly kicks in and takes the chill off. I’ll swear this thing is better than our heating … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 8 descents & decibels
Bony Mountain, Qld, July 2019 Only 28kms west of Warwick, there’s acres of space around the sports ground. Power and water is available and there is a caretaker, Curley, on site. A blissfully peaceful spot it is surrounded by small farms and is well away from traffic noise. A portable type amenities block has spotless toilets and showers. There is plenty of wildlife with galahs, corellas and kangaroos to keep you company. If you like a fire in the evening there are fire pits and wood is available. This is more than just an overnighter as it is a peaceful … Continue reading Bony Mountain Sports Ground
Day 7, 20/7/2019, Saturday Nindigully to Bony Mountain, 2 – 22 Serenity and a bloke called Curley. We had such a peaceful night but muggins me woke with a raging headache which was probably caused by the wine in the … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 7 Bony Mountain
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