07.06.13
On the road a bit late this morning 0815, but the trip
will be longer than usual so not overly worried about it. First issue is getting past several schools
on our way to the highway. I can’t believe how driving rules go out the window
if you are a parent dropping your kids at school. The roundabout was choked with vehicles, so
that you couldn’t even get on it, due to vehicles no even bothering to give way
and allow others to use it. I’m assuming
the lights are red because those that are on the roundabout aren’t moving at
all.
28.03.13 Fordsdale Farmstay
So Easter is here again. It means a long weekend with no packing up
for 3 whole days which we both think is divine! I had made plans to head to
Yandilla … even went so far as to make a booking, but David said it would be
busy and we might not get our favourite spot … especially now there is water in
Kilcoy Creek.
So Glenn has chosen Fordsdale for our long weekend, as
we know it won’t be crowded. We have the
most ideal spot in mind as well. I
couldn’t get a hold of David by phone to cancel, so sent him an email via his
website. I hope he’s not too upset that
we won’t be attending.
16.03.13 Land Cruiser Mountain Park
We started out at our normal time. Glenn had suggested our destination for this
trip. Definitely worth a look as it’s
the largest 4WD park in the Great South East.
Heading north along the Bruce
Highway
Traffic is moving well at all stages, but about 2k’s
before we take another right, we come to a complete standstill. It seems that there are some road works
halting our progress. Expected delays
are 15 minutes says the sign. And it’s
right. We pull up in line and wait.
02.03.13 Pacific Sun (A Naturist Venue)
This fortnight we are off to another textile optional camping ground. Glenn has been
investigating them on the net and found quite a few that accept well behaved
dogs. As an alternative to regular
camping areas, we’ve decided to try a few out.
16.02.13 Waterfall Creek Reserve
16.02.13
The weather promise is occasional showers, but somehow that’s not an issue for us. The day is a bit cool and overcast to start with, but in less than ½ hour on the road, the sun peaks out and stays with us.
The weather promise is occasional showers, but somehow that’s not an issue for us. The day is a bit cool and overcast to start with, but in less than ½ hour on the road, the sun peaks out and stays with us.
02.02.12 Yandilla Farmstay
02.02.13
It had been raining last week with Ex tropical cyclone
Oswald, so we were expecting that there would be good water in the creek. It also rained Thursday, so we were hoping
that we could make it there. I’d called
David on Wednesday to make the booking and he’d requested we call back on
Friday. When I called late Friday night,
he was surprised that we still wanted to come out, but was happy to accommodate.19.01.13 Numinbah Valley Adventure Trails
19.01.13
We booked this trip rather late as I’d been trying to
contact another camp ground with no success alas. To date I've still not heard from them.
Arriving about 0930 onsite, we found that the site we
had booked had been taken by a family friend and being a rather hot weekend, we
would now have to set up and be in the hot, hot sun all day long. I tried to convince Glenn to take another
site that was lightly shaded, but was in close proximity to another large camping
group, but he wasn’t easily swayed. So
with no choice but to make the best of it we headed down to the sites with no
shade.
05.01.13 Guanaba Scout Camp
05.01.13
I’d been researching all the SEQ scout camps to find a
few we could stay at and found one less than an hour away. On contacting the gentleman running Guanaba
at the last possible minute, we found that he had a cancellation that morning
and was only too happy to let us hire out his facility.
Having no idea what the site was like other than what
can be seen on Google, we agreed to his terms and conditions. We’d need to pick up the key some 30k’s from our
destination and it’s further down the highway than we really need to go, but if
it gets us in the gate all well and good.
26.12.12 Fordsdale Farmstay
We are on the road late again for this trip, not
actually leaving home till 0900. We are
taking the Kid with us and have to organise our things around him which takes a
bit of time. It means taking less of our
things to get in more of his – tent, guitar, extra tarps and ropes, bedding,
mattress, clothes, extra food, etc. Alas
we have not made provisions in our usual organising of things for his stuff as
well, but we make do. He is a bit
crowded in the back seat. Our chairs
have been mounted on the trailer top and strapped down, so hoping it doesn’t
rain on them too much.
19.12.12 Yandilla Birthday
19.12.12
Well I’m officially on holidays once more (yay) and looking forward to a few
weeks off the doldrums that is employment.
We start our a little later than usual at 0830, but since we’ll be away
for a few days, that’s just fine. The
day itself is warm and tending between overcast and sunny, but can’t seem to
make up its mind.
08.12.12 Woodford Retreat Nudist Park
If you've clicked on this one expecting to see Naked People, I reckon you'll be disappointed.
If you've clicked on this one with a smile on your face and a sense of adventure ... read on!
Dare To Be Bare!
If you've clicked on this one with a smile on your face and a sense of adventure ... read on!
Dare To Be Bare!
22.11.12 Gordon Country
22.11.12
We are on the road by 0745 and on the highway by
0749. Destination: Gordon Country. The day promises to hot, sticky and possibly
stormy. After looking at several
potential campsites on Google Maps, we’ve decided on one area in particular
which we’ll check out first – of which I’ve been calling “The Ems” due to the
Gordon Country map markings. If not The
Ems, there are a few others that we are keen to try out. With google map printout in hand, we are on
our way past Ipswich and down the Cunningham Highway
10.11.12 City View Camping & 4WD Park
We are on the road later than usual this time. My mum came down to stay for a few days and she’s waving us off around 0830. Our destination is just south west of Beaudesert so not all that far really.
The day is overcast and it’s been lightly raining at
home for a day or two. Nothing to get
excited about – 10mm – but it’s better than watering again which I'll probably have to do again anyway. The Brisbane region has had practically no
rain for 3 or 4 months now and it’s really showing. The area is on high fire alert and some
sections have really been coping it hard according to the news … days have been
hazy with smoke of late.
27.10.12 Rocky Creek Scout Camp
27.10.12
By now you’d realise that we like the peace, quiet and tranquility of our surrounds … where the only thing to disturb the silence are a forest filled with birds, wind through the trees and sounds of leaves falling on mass. We had decided to go to a 4WD park that’s fairly local to us, but seems they are having a “Do” and we don’t really
13.10.12 Numinbah Valley Adventure Trails
13.10.12
Started out at 0745, which is a smidge earlier than we
normally do. Probably because we were so
excited to be going to a campsite just a little over an hour from home and
knowing that the day onsite would be longer than normal. Always a good feeling! Glenn had actually suggested we head down
there Friday night, so perhaps in the future we might do that … bloody work
always getting in the way J Days are getting longer and soon sunset will
be around 1900, so we might as well start doing this. About time Glenn got eager to go camping!