Heading north

Our time in Ipswich, was a happy time with Rick & Flo but unfortunately, the weather was awful - wet, dreary and miserable! So once again, we changed our minds about our our destination and instead of going along the coast and hinterland, we are now going north west, all in the pursuit of warm sunny weather. We are envious of the glorious weather we hear is being enjoyed down south. 

We travelled along the picturesque Brisbane River Valley through Esk and past the Wivenhoe Dam which is spilling over. It was a pity the scenery wasn’t enhanced by sunlight but it was still a very pretty drive to Kingaroy 

We’re in the heart of peanut territory here - but this was about as close as we got to a peanut (other than buying some at the peanut van) as there are no tours at all. After our cotton tour, we’re keen to learn about these industries so it was a bit of a disappointment. We’d also envisaged touring the Bjelke Peterson property called Bethany, and enjoying pumpkin scones on their verandah, but sadly that wasn’t possible either. So we made do with driving past the place.

We also had a picnic lunch at the same named dam - another dreary sort of day!

We were later than usual leaving Ipswich, as Darryl had a visit to the dentist before we headed off, but we found no room at the inn anywhere in Kingaroy. The lovely ladies in reception rang around and found a spot for us in this town called Wondai - which turned out to be the best thing for us. Here at the racecourse, it’s spacious, very pretty with grass and trees around the racetrack and we can have our campfire! We’ve also the added attraction of watching the horses workout in the mornings. 

Tops and I were lucky to get our hair trimmed in Kingaroy and all washing is up to date so we’re ready to head off in the morning to Cania Gorge. We’re hoping that we’ll find some sunshine there and look forward to some walks in the National Park. We have some special birthdays to mention - Dusty tomorrow and Jess’s party Saturday night with her special day on the 1st June. We send you both lots of love and  happy birthday wishes 🎂🎁🎈.

Once again from dreary wet Queensland, we sign off till next time. ❌❌❌❌