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 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 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?