Gismo Queen and her King

Inskip Point to Toogoolawah - Thursday 20 June 2019

Our lovely sunny days came to an abrupt end with the sound of rain on the caravan roof this morning. Always a bummer when it's pack up morning, especially for a challenging site as this. The rain did ease after breakfast and there was only a light intermittent drizzle as we packed up. The challenge came with hitching of vehicles, and getting out of there. We went first and had a little bit of trouble but once on, I floored the car to get it out onto hard standing. But I still didn't hook everything up, in case I needed to unhitch to pull Neill and Jude out. We walked back to help fill in their holes and provide any assistance we could, including holding trees out of the way, directing and encouraging. But they got out with no dramas either so we were all on the road earlier than anticipated so aiming for Gympie, where we decided to have elevenses at a real cafe!


After this, we split up - they were heading to the caravan manufacturer for a few minor alterations and we headed to Greg's old stomping ground. First stop was the rosella farm, which we have driven past before but never stopped.  Rosella is a type of fruit, a species of hibiscus so well suited to the more tropical climes up here.
We then headed to Blackbutt, where Greg has lived and worked. We were really hoping to catch up with a old mate of his, but he was busy so we stopped in town for Greg to revisit some of his old haunts.
Deciding to put a few more miles behind us, we headed onto Toogoolawah where the Showgrounds provide good camping and its well off the main highway so should be quiet. Ironically, we have backed into a spot near the cattle yards just to remind us of home.

posted by Tracey @ 9:24 pm