21.07.12 Yandilla Dry Weekend
Finally the forecast was for dry weather if somewhat cloudy at the end of a perfect weather week. We’ll take it! Come Friday night we still hadn’t decided or even talked about where to head for the weekend which is rather unusual for us. So do we head for some of our favourites? Yes of course we do. Then it’s just a matter of which one … and Yandilla wins out for Glenn, so I ring to make a booking for us. I’m happy to go anywhere just so long as we go ... as you should be aware by now.
07.07.12 Waterfall Creek Reserve
I made our reservation with the Scenic Rim Council Thursday afternoon, and the lovely ladies there assure me that we’ll be camping alone. Kind of strange since this is the last weekend of the school holidays. Glenn is rather stoked that once again, we will be alone.
23.06.12 Clancy's @ Benarkin SF
On the road by 0815 and have a very good trip up to Benarkin State Forest Moore
09.06.12 Yandilla Camping & Farmstay
Planned this trip in advance for a change. We made our booking at Yandilla even before we headed out last time. It’s the Queens Birthday Diamond Jubilee long weekend so we were making sure we could get into somewhere we enjoyed. And David promised to save our favourite spot for us as well.
26.05.12 Glastonbury Creek Camp Ground ... Pups Far North
This week it's Glastonbury Creek Camp Ground.
When I booked the site, we were the only people onsite, but as the weekend draws near, the numbers onsite are increasing. A workmate tells me there is a Rally happening around Imbil, so we are hoping that no-one camping near us has much to do with it. Last time I check we will be camping with 37 others. We are hoping the campsite isn't
When I booked the site, we were the only people onsite, but as the weekend draws near, the numbers onsite are increasing. A workmate tells me there is a Rally happening around Imbil, so we are hoping that no-one camping near us has much to do with it. Last time I check we will be camping with 37 others. We are hoping the campsite isn't
12.05.12 Kenilworth Homestead
With the best weather we’d seen for ages, we headed north. Our destination this time is Kenilworth Homestead, about 500m north of the Obi Obi Road Kenilworth – Eumundi Road
27.04.12 Fordsdale Farmstay ... Pups on the Farm
Manage to sneak in another long weekend, so we looked around for somewhere we haven’t been before, that promises peace, quiet and tranquillity. Fordsdale Farmstay at Fordsdale promises to be what we were looking for.
We are on the road by 0815 and the weather is forecast for wet, wet with a little bit more wet thrown in for good measure and it’s raining as we leave. Perfect for camping!
14.04.12 Yandilla Camping and Farmstay … Pups on the Farm
I had a few choices up my sleeve for this weekend. On the last weekend of the school holidays, we were expecting a couple of them to still be really busy. One had a 2 night policy which we couldn’t fit into our schedule. After a chat via email with the owner about our dogs, Yandilla it was.
We were packed and on the road by 0810. Up the gateway motorway, it’s a left turn at Caboolture to drive along the D'Agular Highway. Once near Kilcoy, we miss our turn on purpose and stop for a sausage roll at the bakery
30.03.12 Gordon Country … Pups On The Run
30.03.12
We managed to squeeze an extra night into our weekend, so spent no time hitting the road and getting things under way, passing our last set of traffic lights by 0815. The day is gorgeous and we hope the entire weekend will stay this way.
Our last trip got rained out (literally) and now the camper has a musty smell when you open the rear draw door … not happy Jan.
17.03.12 Cobb & Co 9 Mile Camping Ground
On the road at 0800. Day looks perfect all around. A little cloudy, but fine. On the highway, over the Gateway Bridge
Extreme Swag II - built by gaffer, velcro and beer.
Passed this guy on the way up and the way back. He headed toward Caboolture.
03.03.12 Murphy’s Creek Escape
The weather bureau predicts hotter than yesterday … so over 32°C … and very sunny. Excellent camping weather. That’s what it’s been like all week, but overnight we hear rain on the roof and wake to a dismally overcast day. And it starts raining as we pack things in the car.
Glenn has built a ramp for the pups to get in the dog box on their own and surprisingly, by the time we finish camping for the weekend, they are getting used to coming up and down it which is fantastic. However, the first few times we use it, it’s hilarious.
18.02.12 Paddys Flat (ClarenceRiver)
We started our day even earlier than usual and were on the road by 0738. It’s overcast and has sprinkled. Not the gorgeous weather predicted. Oh well. Never mind. I’m happy just to be leaving suburbia behind for a short while.
Our destination reportedly a 4x4 must do in northernNew South Wales Paddys Flat Road
Our destination reportedly a 4x4 must do in northern
04.02.12 Gordon Country ... Pups Out In the Country
So we are packed up and on the road at 0755. Pretty early for us Weekend Warriors, but we wanted to be on the road earlier than usual … see if we could actually do it I guess. We head out to Ipswich , where our NavWoman (me) makes a mistake. Easy enough though since they’ve changed everything around … or at least that’s a great excuse. We end up heading for Toowoomba rather than Warwick, but I know a quick way back to the highway we need. Thankfully the shortcut is still where I last saw it. We are back on the Cunningham Highway
The trip to the Aratula is fairly uneventful. We do get stuck behind a bloke doing 80 for about 40k’s though … that’s about the highlight. Once in Aratula
21.01.12 Murphys Creek Escape – Pups Are Out Again.
We are packed and ready to leave at 0915. I had to stop at the Post Office to pick up a magazine I’m subscribed to … they won’t leave it in my PO Box alas. It’s an uneventful drive west on the Darren Lockyer Way(recently named) from Ipswich to Helidon, where we turn off heading north towards Murphys Creek. Once on Thomas Road
As we drive through the property, we count only 5 or 6 filled campsites, so they aren’t overly busy this weekend. There is room for hundreds of campers, but today lots of empty spaces.
07.01.12 Riverbend & Sharp Park – Puppies Big Weekend Out
Wanted somewhere close to home this time, somewhere we could go and be in some water before lunch with the pups. Two solutions are within 100k’s of home, so it’s a choice between the two … which ever is the least busy I guess. So we decide to check out the 2 sites a short drive from Cunungra … Riverbend & Sharp Park
We are in 2 cars, as we have The Kid with us for 2 weekends, so that we can bring all the pups as well. Working on a solution for a one vehicle ride, but that’s a little while off yet