Saa har vi vaeret on the road i 8dage. Vi naaede Cairns i gaar, saa vi har brugt en del tid paa vejen. Man kan koere i flere timer uden at se noget! Det er paent varmt, saa vinduerne er rullet ned hele tiden. Vi har koebt en ny CD, men den er allerede hoert igennem de foerste 5gange.

Efter Brisbane koerte vi til Noosa, hvor vi var et par dage. Strandtur self. Overnattede taet paa Noosa Riverside Caravan Park, hvor vi ku gaa ind og nyde solnedgangen paa stranden tilhoerende parken. Det tog kun EN nat i bil inden Britta havde faaet nok, saa hun koebte en luftmadras og et telt. Lidt ubelejligt, men omvendt har Vanessa og jeg mere plads i bilen, og ingen behoever at sove paa passagersaedet. Blev to naetter i Noosa. Strandturen kostede os forresten en p-boede - dog kun $80, hvilket jo er intet i forhold til sele-boeden!

Efter Noosa koerte vi til Bundaberg, hvor jeg tog en guidet tur paa romdistilleriet, hvilket faktisk var spaendende. Dernaest koerte vi op mod Rockhampton - overnattede ved en fin servicestation ca. 50km udenfor Rockhampton. Saa koerte omkring 600km den dag. Naeste morgen tog vi til Rockies, men der var ikk rigtig noget spaendende, saa korte videre til McKay, hvor vi handlede lidt. Besluttede os for at tage til Eungalle National Park, hvor vi gjorde stop i Ingenmandsland, et godt stykke oppe ad et stejlt bjerg (12% stigning for 4,5km!). Der var en p-plads, saa der ville vi blive natten over og saa se et vandfald dagen efter.

MEN - omkring kl.2.30 om natten vaagner jeg, da en brian-bil holder ind paa pladsen. Jeg vaekker Vanessa. Hoerer kun en doer aabne, og ud kommer en ung gut. Vi taenker "OK, ham kan vi godt klare. No worries der." Saa ser Vanessa pludselig en anden gut komme ud fra skoven! Hvor laenge har han li vaeret der?! Vi blev lidt nervoese, men heldigvis koerte de igen. Vi taenkte stakkels Britta maatte vaere skraemt sanseloes i det lille telt, men hun sov. 3min senere kommer samme bil igen! Denne gang sad hjertet oppe i halsen. Det eneste vi havde var en lille lommekniv. Jeg gik paa 'survival mode' med det samme og taenkte straks alt igennem, og fortalte Vanessa, hvad hun skulle goere hvis tingene gik i den forkerte retning. Drengene steg ud of bilen og aabnede bagaerummet - jeg har set for mange gyserfilm og taenkte straks "reb, oekse og gaffa tape - s***!" Vi anede ikk hvad vi skulle goere. Efter et par min. smuttede drengene igen. Var bare saa underligt! Vi vidste jo hvor langt ude i Ingenmandsland vi var, og hvad skulle de lige der kl. lort om natten? Jeg var bestemt ikk traet, og det var Vanessa heller ikk. Vi vaekkede Britta , som pludselig vaagnede op ret hurtigt ogsaa. Vi blev enige om at pakke sammen, glemme vandfaldet for nu, og saa koere til naermeste by. Aldrig har jeg set de to piger arbejde saa hurtigt! Vi var hurtigt paa vejen, og grinede af det hele, men det var godt nok creepy! Koerte 150km til en tankstation i Posperpine, hvor vi fik en times soevn inden vi koerte videre til Townsville. Underlig nat.

Vi kom til Townsville, og efter den haarde nat, besluttede vi, at en dag ved stranden ville goere godt. Saa vi chillede. Og jeg fik konverteret pigerne til Cold Rock is frem for Copenhagen :) Jeg havde lovet Bruce, at jeg ville ringe hans soen, Thane op, naar vi kom til TWS, da han nok ville saette pris paa at se nogle folk og faa en oel. Var ikk meget for det, da jeg intet anede om gutten, men maatte jo holde mit ord. Viste sig at vaere kanon. Thane var en flink fyr. Endte med vi alle tre sov i hans aircondotioned hotelvaerelse, og vi var mere end velkommen til at ovenatte laengere, hvis vi ville (Thane er elektriker, og udstationeret, saa havde ingen at snakke med, saa han var glad for vores selskab). Saa efter vi tog en laekker 3timers tur til Magnetic Island, som er super flot, overnattede vi endnu en nat hos Thane.

Saa stod turen paa Cairns - efter en Holden mekaniker besoeg. Loerdag morgen i Posperpine doede batterierne til bilnoeglerne, saa hele weekenden har vi hoppet ind og ud af vinduerne i bilen - til stor morskab for alle andre. EN noegle kostede $107, saa noejedes med at faa en repareret.

Kom saa til Cairns i gaar, hvor vi overnattede lidt udenfor byen. Cairns gennemgaar i disse dage hedeboelge, saa vejret er mega lummert og varmt! I dag chilller vi og shopper lidt. I morgen skal vi i en mindre Wildlife park og se krokodiller og besoege en krokodilefarm.

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Been on the road for 8dyas now. Made it to Cairns yesterday, so we have spent a lot of time on the road. You can drive for hours without seeing anything! Pretty hot outside, so the windows are down all the time. Bought a new CD, but have already heard it through the first 5times.

After Brisbane, we went to Noosa and spent two days there. Beachin' ofcourse - which cost us a parking ticket, $80. Riverside Caravan Park, where we parked for free and could walk onto the premisses and enjoy the sunset on the beach related to the park.It only took Britta ONE night to get enough of sleeping in the car, so she bought an airmatras and a tent. A bit inconvienient, but at least Vanessa and I have more room in the car and no one need to sleep on the passenger seat;

After Noosa we went to bundaberg, where I took a guided tour at the Rumstillery - very interesting. Then we went up towards Rockhampton. Stayed at a service station about 35miles from RH. Next day we went to Rockies, but there was not a lot to see, so went on to McKay where we did some shopping. Decided to drive to Eungalla National Park, where we stopped in the middle of nowhere, well up on a mountain (12% cresent for 3miles). Found a parking: only us there, so diceded to stay the night in the Rainforrest parking lot and then go see a waterfall the next day.

BUT - about 2.30am Iwake up, as a loud car comes in to the parking lot. I wake up Vanessa. Only hear one door open and out comes a young guy. We're thinking "OK, one guy, we can handle this. No worries". Then Vanessa sees a second guy coming out from the rainforrest! How long has he been there for?! We got a bit nervous, but luckily they drove off. We thought, poor Britta must have been scared to death in her little tent - but she slept through it. 3minutes later the same car comes again! This time our hearts were racing. We only had a pocket knife for defence. I went directly on 'Survival mode' telling Vanessa what to do and not do if s*** hit the fan. The boys got out and opened the trunk. I've seen one to many horror movies and immediately though "rope, axe, ducked tape - s***!" After a few minutes they left again. It was so weird. What were they doing in the middle of nowhere? We knew how rough and tough the roads were getting there, so nothing made sense. I was definately not tired, and Vanessa either. We woke up Britta and all decided to pack our s*** and hit the road! I think we beat any military record of breaknig down a tent and getting a car ready for the road (we had packs and all other stuff in the front seats). We drove for about 100miles and got to a service station in Posperpine, where we got an hour of sleep. Moved on to Townsville - weird night,

After the tough night we chillled out in Townsville - hit the beach. And I got the girls converted from Copenhagen ice cream to Cold Rock :) I had promised Bruce, once we got to Townsville I'd call up his son, as he was bored and would like to go out for a drink. He is a lift electrician, who is working away from home and living in a hotel room. I wasn't much for it as I didn't know anything about the guy. But I was gonna keep my word. Called up Thane, and it all turned out pretty good. He is a friendly as his dad, and all 3 of us stayed the night in his aircontioned hotelroom. Very nice sleeping in a bed again. Thane was happy to have someone to talk to, so we could stay longer if we wanted. So after a great trip to Magnetic Island we spent another night at the hotel.

Then it was off to Cairns - after a visit to a Holden Mechanic. Saturday mornng in Posperpine the car keys died, so all weekend we have been crawling in and out of the windows - to much amusement of the entire public. ONE key was #107 to fix, so only had that one fixed.

Got to Cairns yesterday, and stayed the night a bit outside of town. Cairns is going through a heatwave, so it's very hot here! Today we're shopping a bit. Tomorrow we will go on a crocodile cruise and see a croc. farm.