The trip started well with coffee and cake at Golden Beach. However, I wasn’t as far as Gympie when the traffic came to a standstill with black smoke billowing up from the highway. Some poor trucker’s rig had caught on fire (how the heck does that happen?)
So, after about an hour or so of crossing my legs and wishing I’d gone to the loo before I left, the traffic finally slowly cruised through. What a mess the truck was!
And now my GPS decided to have a little hissy fit (and I’m not even at Gympie yet). Still, I continued on and stopped at Tiaro. The council have provided a very well maintained public camping area in the park in the town centre with clean toilets and (pre-Covid) hot showers so stayed the night next to another Delica.
In the morning, did a dash in to Maryborough to get the GPS looked at without resolution. Could be an interesting trip. Jane (my GPS) leads me astray even when she’s working so I’m bound to have some interesting “scenic” tours.
Left Maryborough and headed for Childers where Insane Caffeine is always a delicious place to stop.
After my healthy, low calorie morning tea, I drove on and stopped by the Boyne River. Beautiful spot.
Now, as you can see, there’s no one behind me. It’s a busy free camp which quickly filled up and by the evening I had a motorhome parked behind me, not surprising as by then there were about 30 other campers stopped.
It was a beautiful night with a glorious full moon.
A coffee and donuts van arrived in the morning just in time to cook my breakfast (c’mon, how could I resist)
As I’m walking back to Mitsy, I hear “Is that Lynne?”
Marg and Keith (old friends initially from UQ) are parked in the motorhome right behind me!
It seems the minute I hit the road, I catch up with people I know. There’s no running away for me!!!
Was great to see them and share travel stories before they headed south and I continued on north.
Had a look at a lovely camp on the Calliope River which I’ll bear in mind for next time.
Last night stayed at the Barracrab CP which is right on the water and a little off the highway. It would be fabulous in a less busy time, and I would have liked to stay longer, but it was chockers with families and screaming kids!!!
I left very early this morning and tiredly limped in to the Moana CP, which is not great, but I’ve had a rest and a hot shower so all is well in the world.
