Just a few pics etc from a fast trip back to the Gold Coast as we left WA.
They are in no particular order, but they bring back memories for us.
They are in no particular order, but they bring back memories for us.
An old railway bridge. No longer in use, but it simply looks good.
The river above is the River Jordan and it flows through a town called Jericho.
Honest!
This was our camp on the banks of the Jordan.
Before we reached the Gold Coast we caught up with some friends (Joan and Rob) in Hervey Bay and we went out for a couple of nights on their catamaran and went up and down Fraser Island.
What a gorgeous few days, a wonderful way to travel and a generally relaxing time.
Somewhere along the track going home I took this pic of the sunset reflecting on the Pajero.
Just in case you hadn't worked it out, this is the roadhouse in Kynuna, just along from the famous Blue Heeler hotel/motel.
And this is the road into Kynuna
Karen and I were driving through the Gregory National Park (in the NT) when we spotted a snake crossing the track in front of us. I said "What's a tiger snake doing this far north?" and promptly jumped out of the Pajero and chased after it.
Now a tiger snake is a deadly venomous snake so when Karen saw me grabbing it by the tail and having it's head swing round to strike at me she was sure she was seeing the death of Joe. However, as anyone who knows snakes will see, the snake was in fact a black headed python and not a tiger snake. Something that I had realised as soon as I got close to it, but something I had neglected to tell Karen.
Anyway, it wasn't happy to be handled so I let it go (much to Karen's relief) and off it went.
The first place we stopped after we left WA was the Keep River National PArk. This is our camp there.
It is a beautiful place, but it had seen some bushfires recently so some places were burned black and only just starting to regenerate.
After we left Daly Waters (still one of my favourite pubs) we headed off down the Carpentaria Highway towards Borroloola and stopped off for a coffee at the Heartbreak Hotel at Cape Crawford.
The last place we stopped at in WA was the van park at Lake Argyle.
A really nice place for a van park and much, much better than we expected.
We took a cruise on the lake, spotting the crocs and feeding the catfish before taking a swim in the centre of the lake, drinking beer and wine as we floated about.
Magic.
They have this stunning infinity pool at the van park, up above the lake but with views to die for.
Our final stop before we reached home on the Gold Coast was at the show grounds in Maleny. Cheap and spacious with good facilities it was close to town and we enjoyed taking a walk in and out of town at various times for dinner and a movie and a beer or two.
This shows our camp spot.
But one morning we were woken early by the revving of V8 engines and found that the showgrounds were actually hosting a show!
It was some custom car show and right on our doorstep so we spent half the day walking about, checking out the vehicles and listening to the music.
Of course, it wasn't all car shows. Sometimes we stopped for a coffee and a cake on the main street.
It wasn't all perfect weather either and one day trip out saw us looking for shelter, but not before taking this snap of the storm clouds over the Glasshouse Mountains.
