26.02.11 Heifer Creek

This week we headed to Heifer Creek which is a rest area and 48 hour roadside stop, 39k's from Gatton and about 27k's down the Clifton - Gatton Road.  We noted that after all the flooding in the area, it's really hard to tell where it occurred ... if at all ... but the place is wonderfully green.  I'm sure the locals are still living with thoughts of it ... but have picked up the pieces and are putting things back together with surprising resiliance.  I made some calls to Main Roads before leaving to ensure we could make it to the site and that the site was still in good condition.  The Engineer for this road gave it the Thumbs Up but did warn us that the onsite toilet hadn't been tended to in a while (I'm sure they meant the compost pit cleaning and not the physical toilet itself).

19.02.11 Andrew Drynan ... Puppies Big Day Out

We decided it was about time the Puppies in our lives got to have a holiday as well.  Sort of a test run for behaviour, containment and various other criteria that Glenn deemed necessary.  And (thankfully), all Puppies passed the test.  Not necessarily with flying colours, but they weren't too much hassle ... except when the camp was approached by a stranger and they took our a corner pole on the awning.

It's just over an hour from home, 104.5 k's to be exact ... which incidentally is my favourite radio station's number.  The day promised to be hot and steamy ... and it was ... mostly.  As we headed to Beaudesert, the sky was covered in heavy looking, low lying, clouds. 

12.02.11 Spring Gully Stays

From home, we travelled down the M1 (Pacific Highway) till we got to this sign and took the turnoff.

Then we followed the signs to Canungra.  From here we took the road directly opposite The Outpost Cafe, which leads to Lamington National Park.  We followed this for approximately 10k's, passed a large vineyard with a beautiful old Queenslander amongst the vines, and continued another kilometre of so, till we came across Sarabah Road.