Gismo Queen and her King

Day 16 - Blackbutt to Caboolture - Monday 13th May 2024

It was a cool morning in Blackbutt today - something we're not used to! We have been sleeping with windows open and sometimes even the fans on because it has been so mild and humid! So this morning gave us an opportunity to try the new gas heater. Which heats really well as it turns out - so much so that we fell asleep again and woke boiling hot!

A short drive today, although a bit of a scare along the way. Coming down the Blackbutt Range, the caravan brakes starting smoking! After the terrible issue with the bearings on our old van at Gympie a few years ago, I have been paranoid about overheating the wheels. So I really did start to panic today. We got down the hill and managed to find somewhere safe to pull over (not easy on a narrow road with no verges). It smelled terrible so we let it cool down, and then Greg jacked up the van and checked the wheel. It didn't appear to be the bearings (and nor should it be on a new van!) so we concluded that the car's trailer brakes were set too high. This van has disc brakes so they work really well and probably didn't need too much "help".

A couple more stops along the way to check (with no more problems) and we got into Caboolture at lunchtime. Straight to the showgrounds where we were again surprised to see it so full. We could get in today, but not on a powered site. I was going to do a load of washing in our machine and one in theirs so no drama, I just did both in theirs.

So in between washing and a bit of housekeeping, we had a quiet afternoon in the sun. At sunset, we had some visitors - other Sunlandians who are also here because they too are heading into Sunland in the morning! We had a lovely chat before dinner in the van. We'll need an early night to get up earlier than we have in weeks tomorrow!

posted by Tracey @ 8:22 pm