We are thinking of getting our car done up a bit like this – but without the spelling mistake, obviously! Maybe in lime green or lurid pink! Fish and chips at the Boat Shed at Cotton Tree while frisby is…
11. BRISBANE CITY.
The Labor Government decided it needed a really good vote winner. They elected to go for reasonably priced public transport. This would have the dual advantages of being a vote winner AND moving a lot of vehicle journeys off the…
10. BACK TO THE COAST.
From Toogoolawa, we stuck largely to the main roads – but there was one exception. We’ve been caught out here before! Approaching Peachester, at Cedarton, the sat nav insisted we branch off onto the “Commissioners Flats Road”. This took us…
9. STANTHORPE.
Our first overnight stop on the way to Stanthorpe was at Grandchester. On a previous visit we had stayed a night at Spicers Hidden Vale. This time the resort had priced itself out of the market as far as we…
8. GETTING OVER ALFRED & A TRIP INLAND..
As the memory of the recent storm fades, places start re-opening. Often with limited customer numbers. The Boat Shed in Cotton Tree on the move again – with just four punters… … and as it was a few days ago…
7. MEET ALFRED.
Flying into Brisbane, we were warned that it might be a bit bumpy on approach. Something about an extreme weather event off the Queensland coast. Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a powerful, long-lived, and erratic tropical cyclone was threatening to bring…
6. THE ADELAIDE HILLS.
Glenda spotted this message on a T-shirt, and for some reason thought it would be suitable for me! I can’t imagine why!! We now have a few days on our own and have rented an apartment in Crafers in the…
5. MONARTO & THE BAROSSA.
Immediately after our “cruise” in Dreamweaver, we visited Monarto Safari Park. We had hoped to stay in the newly built Safari Hotel. Originally due to open to paying punters by late 2022, it has only just started to take bookings. …
4. ADELAIDE AND RIVER MURRAY
Leaning sadly against a pillar as we exited Parklands Station in Adelaide, we found our luggage. So it hadn’t got lost. But the reason it was leaning was that one of the wheels of one of the cases had been…
3. HEAD WEST, YOUNG MAN!
We were trying to emulate the explorative adventures of the early settlers. The Blue Mountains, part of the Great Dividing Range, created an impenetrable barrier inland from the coastal region. It remained impenetrable (to Europeans) until 1813, when Gregory Blaxland,…