Gismo Queen and her King

Day 26 - Texas to Nindigully

There was a fair bit of rain last night but nothing like the previous flooding.  We had  agreed to a 9am departure but due to our indoor activities last night, there was next to nothing to do outside so we certainly didn’t  hurry our morning cuppa in bed. First destination once we were on the road was a trip through Texas itself, a nice country town with most services and very few vacant shops which was a good sign for the local economy. Then we started the drive to Goodiwindi and noticed the clouds getting darker and darker. About 50km in, the heavens opened. It was so dark, the rain and hail was bucketing down, there was wind and lightening - it was horrible. Although technically on a highway (the Bruxner Highway, to be precise - same as when we left Andrew’s), it was narrow and not in great condition from previous flooding so there was nowhere to pull over. I slowed down to 40km/hr but it was still hard work. This went on for awhile before easing a bit the closer to Goondiwindi we got. We were aiming for


a bakery for elevenses in Goodiwindi, so were pleased to find parking and head to Batesy’s Bakery. The coffee was OK, the raspberry scroll delicious, the sausage roll OK. Although the rain had cleared, it was still cold, with quite the southerly wind. This is more Tassie weather than Queensland weather!! On the road again, we had to negotiate more flood damage, dead pigs and a very alive big roo in the middle of the road. Lunch was in the hamlet of Toobeah before we trundled further down the road to the Nindigully Pub, on the banks of the Moonie River. This is a bit like the Daly Waters pub - good food, camping out the front, very rustic. We got setup and enjoyed tea in the sunshine although the wind was still very cold so we did have to re reat indoors before we headed up to the pub for dinner. One of their famous menu items is the “Road Train Burger” which can feed up to 6 people (see picture below). We passed, but we did see a table of four people sharing one!

posted by Tracey @ 8:45 pm