Day 18 - Burpengary East (Caboolture, Bribie Island, Caloundra)
Up early this morning as our van was due at Sunland after 7:30am for a list of little repairs/modifications and of course, for them to check the work done on the bearings. We dropped it off and checked TripAdvisor for the best breakfast venue in Caboolture. I was just ordering when Sunland rang to say they needed our hitch (we do have a slightly unusual one) so I did another quick dash up the road and got back just as our food was served! After a delicious breakfast, we pondered what to do with our day, assuming Sunland would need the van all day. We decided on a drive to Bribie Island for starteres and headed for the ocean side. The island is much more developed than I expected - I was thinking it might be a bit like Fraser Island but no, there is Woolies, Aldi and plenty of other commercialism! The ocean side was a bit nicer so I decided to go for a walk along the beach. Imagine my surprise and delight when I saw a pod of dolphins not five metres off shore!!! They were cavorting and playing and it was so beautiful! It was difficult to take a good photo of this but I did try! We then drove the passage side of the island but weren’t prepared for sand driving so left that and headed for Caloundra for lunch. On such a beautiful day, we sat on the beach eating our fresh seafood and that was most enjoyable! We even got to watch/listen to kite surfers who were benefitting from the winds.
We started heading back to Caboolture, figuring we had to pick up the van by 3:30pm and had a call on the way home form the Service Manager who didn’t have good news. The damage from the bearing going had caused dangerous damage to the axel and the whole axel needed to be replaced. So its a matter of when that can be done. In the meantime, they are happy for us to potter around locally but not do thousands of kilometres. It looks like we are staying in Burpengary a few more nights! The awning is also a no go - the awning itself arrived but not the arms.
Back to camp for a much needed cuppa and then a seat around the fire as Rhonda was on dinner duty tonight.
posted by Tracey @ 7:45 pm
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