Adventures with Tug’n Joey

Monday 16th March After a pleasant break in Stanthorpe we moved on to Tenterfield for the final 2 nights of our trip. Once set up we wandered down to the information centre, which turned out closed at 4.30. One of the volunteers heard us rattle the door and invited us in, gave us some brochures and had a bit of a chat. Turns out he was an old Lismore boy who knew Michael's dad etc. Country hospitality at its best. It was a little drizzly so we elected to stay home, play cards(I finally had a win) and an early night. For the first time I was pleased we had packed our doona, with temperatures dropping to single figures..unfortunately it was under the bed so I spent the night with very cold legs.We remembered to fish it out before the next night though. Tuesday dawned clear and bright so after a stroll around the backstreets and the Tenterfield gardens Michael decided he would like to revisit Glenlyon Dam. He and Duncan had had a 'boys weekend' there 20 odd years ago a...

Toowoomba to Lake Leslie Sunday 15th March Before we moved on from Toowoomba Michael wanted to visit the Hot Rod Car Show downtown. Fortunately the caravan park management were happy for us to leave the van in place after we had packed up. It was another glorious day so Michael enjoyed a wander and even voted for his favourite...the purple one. Ten minutes was enough for me but luckily the show was across the road from Queens Park/Botanic Gardens so I enjoyed a leisurely stroll. The Botanic Garden was established in 1872. It has come a long way from pasture land studded with deep holes made by brickmakers. The snail was a big hit with the kids! Toowoomba is an impressive city with many beautiful parks and I'm sure we will visit again, probably in the Spring. While checking out our Wikicamps App we had noticed a camp site at Lake Leslie/Leslie Dam west of Warwick. Feeling it was time to have a bit of time in the bush we headed off. Once again the landscape was very green ...

Wednesday 11th March While I spent the morning birding, Michael was tasked with preparing the caravan for an afternoon departure. Following what he deemed a ‘series of unfortunate events’ I returned to  a small amount of damage (more on that later) Fortunately everything still worked so we departed for Brisbane into the wet weather created by the edge of a cyclone. We discovered that sometimes you are better to go the way you know than follow instructions given by Google maps. After travelling several kms along an unfamiliar road we saw an ominous sign..."road ahead not suitable for trucks and caravans"! Of course we kept going and after a sharp incline about 200m long we were back on a main road!  After settling in to Thornside van park we caught the train to Cleveland for dinner with Chris and Pam. We really enjoyed being able to use public transport to go out, just like Singapore days...they told us train time, train carriage number and there they were! A great night out...