It's been great travelling through the small towns of the North Burnett region and now the Central Highlands of Queensland. Felt like we were driving through 'fruit salad' country with the 'Big Mandarin', the 'Big Orange' (although we didn't see this one), and a town called 'Banana' in the 'Banana Shire' We had a night in Emerald camped by the river between the main thoroughfare and the railway bridge with a few other 'free-loaders'! Now we've made our way to an...

We thought we needed some time for relaxation, so decided to spend a few days at Lake Boondooma, just north of Kingaroy. What a beautiful place to unwind and enjoy the 'great outdoors'. We made the most of the beautiful weather to do some bush walking and kayaking on the lake. Put out some pots to try to catch 'red claw' for entree, but unfortunately only one yabby and a catfish! On Sunday we found a cute little Baptist church in Proston of only about 10 people a...

We have finally finished sorting, packing and cleaning the house in readiness for our caravan adventure trip to the northern parts of Australia. What a whirlwind this past week has been - finishing work, packing up our home, a tearful goodbye to our beloved pet and companion of 13 years, Cleo and more farewells to our special family and friends... A very emotional week! But now we are on the road with a lot less possessions and each other (may have to find some n...