Day 53 Friday 30/6/2023 Childers to Gin Gin, cool 8 – 20 The cane trains ran all night, crossing the road just down from us. Thankfully they were little more than background ambience. It’s a chilly breezy morning with bright … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 53 – Gin Gin
Day 52 Thursday 29/6/2023 From ‘free firewood’ to Childers, cloudy 10 – 22 We’re on the road before 9:00am and we can’t complain about the drive as it’s not far. As we approach Childers the countryside changes to rich red soil with orchards and cane fields. We’re in the produce bowl that stretches from here to north of Bundaberg, growing fruit, vegetables, and nuts. We’re early enough to grab a spot in the Childers RV camp in the heart of town, as last night’s RV’s are only just moving out. VeeWee gets her tyre valve fixed in the main street … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 52 – Checking out Childers
Day 51 Wednesday 28/6/2023 Somewhere in Qld, warm 10 – 27 Elle packs up and heads off for a few days staying with friends in Bundaberg’s beachside spot, Bargara. Lucky duck, she only paid for 6 nights! We have a quiet day. The internet is flaky so it’s hard to get a blog post up. WikiCamps is still down due to the upgrade. We’re all experiencing that feeling of being ready to move on aided by the incessant traffic noise. There’s a rain band coming across from the northwest and we’re hoping that we won’t get much of it. The … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 51 – There’s no such thing as… free firewood
Day 50 Tuesday 27/6/2023 Somewhere in Qld, warm (no temperature we’ve lost the internet) Hooray, there’s no smoke and a clear blue sky. Woody walks into town each morning for both exercise and to use the public toilets. Which doesn’t … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 50 – Long Drops & Laughing Birds
Day 49 Monday 26/6/2023 Somewhere in Qld, 15 – 28 some cloud Elle’s neighbours run their air conditioning all night long then start their truck at 6:00am and leave it running for 10 minutes. Aah, this is so peaceful. Woody takes the washing into town to the laundromat that advertises an opening time of 7:00am. He waits until 8:00 before giving up and returning for breakfast. After breakfast, he heads back down and is successful. “QLD time” mutters VeeWee. I visit the red long drop toilet having given up on the grey one as it is revolting. I open the … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 49 – Wide World of Wrestling Lizards
Day 48 Sunday 25/6/2023 Howard sunny 15 – 28 We wake to a fog, which always looks mysterious amongst the gums. Because of the burn-offs of the last few days the fog is trapping the smoke like a blanket, but … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 48 – Toogoom Too Good
Day 47 Saturday 24/6/2023 somewhere in Qld, sunny 11 – 26 Last week we were marvelling at the gold-plated toilet in Maryborough and now we’re holding our breath over a filthy drop toilet. I’m no stranger to drop toilets and … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 47 – Holy Smokes & Thunderboxes We’re Hungry!
Day 46 Friday 23/6/2023, somewhere in Qld, cloudy 11 – 26 Last night the TV aerial winder dropped out of the ceiling. For those who aren’t familiar with the workings of such things, the T Bar aerial on the roof … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 46 – Hello Siri? Help!
Day 45 Thursday 22/6/2023 Maryborough to a bush camp, sunny 9 – 23 As we can’t enter the bush camp until 11:00am and it’s not far away, we have a late start, but as we’re almost ready to go, the … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 45 – Goin’ Bush?
Day 44 Wednesday 21/6/2023 Maryborough, sunny 7 – 22 When a diesel heater starts it makes a tick, tick, ticking sound. Last night Elle woke to tick, tick, tick. She leapt out of bed to check the diesel heater and … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 44 – An author’s home
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