Gismo Queen and her King

Day 5 - Toogoolawah to Burpengary East via Caboolture - Thursday 2nd May 2024

Today was the day!! New van was collected!! And would you believe, there isn't even a photo of it yet!!! Lots of videos of various aspects of the van so we don't forget but no photos yet of the beauty of this creation!

Up early in Toogoolawah after the comfiest bed we have had on this trip so far. And they include a free breakfast with the accommodation! So we partook, and were on the road by 8:30am, although there was a stop shortly after at The Coffee Shack in Toogoolawah for pretty good coffee. So we arrived at Sunland Caravans for the appointed 10am handover.

It was a very detailed handover, over several hours. With lots of videos, questions and practicing. There are many different things on this van compared to the old one, so a bit of learning required. Once someone came back with our registration plates (I love that we are a 747 - Queensland rego at this stage so that's what ours starts with. Very appropriate.), we then went for a test drive and Mighty Merlot handles it well. So by 1pm, we were released out on our own. We had every intention of staying at the Caboolture Showgrounds practically opposite Sunland but they were fully booked. We rang several other showgrounds and caravan parks and they were all full too. Finally, someone told us it is a long weekend here in Queensland which explained that - even though it is only Thursday today. So, we have come back to a campground in Burpengary East that we have stayed at before. They had room for us, and we certainly get to test out the new batteries and inverter as there is no power here. So we started to get set up, with the bits and bobs we have here. An afternoon trip to the shops for a few things before we cooked our first dinner in the van. I suspect we will sleep well tonight!

posted by Tracey @ 8:19 pm