Fine,
sunny and humid
Start
time: 9:25am, arrived: 4:35pm
Left at 8:35 am for the servo to fill up before heading off. Waited for G&Y
to arrive and then left at 9:20am. Mornos was had at Tiaro at the Retro Cafe
and they make really nice coffees. Upon arrival at Tiaro we discovered our left-hand
indicator on the van was buggered again. Greg and Gunther will have something
to do this afternoon in Warwick! We stopped again in Woolooga for a visit to
the "happy room". On his way out of the vehicle, Greg managed to catch
his finger on the door as he closed it, subsequently cutting it quite deeply; a
quick first-aid job with a bandaid and small bandage and we were on our way
again. Will have to watch it over the next couple of days.
We stopped for lunch just north of Crows Nest at the Emu Creek Rest Stop. It
would have to be one of the worst situated rest areas we've seen in a long time
- on a bend on a hill. So, not only not level, but very dangerous entry and
exit points. We were all a tad peckish at this stage, and had already pulled
into the rest area, so decided to stay anyway. Usual salad for lunch, followed
by a decaf coffee for both of us (not so usual).
We stopped for fuel in Toowoomba as Gunther was running on empty by that stage
(he did not top up before they left). We decided to top up as well to keep the
fuel stops the same to minimise stops. It was then only another 110km odd to
Warwick where we had agreed would be our first night's stop. We thought we
might like to free camp as the temperature had dropped dramatically, and the
only free-camp area in Warwick was the Truck Stop and we could tell it would be
very noisy at night, so decided a van park was the best way to go. We
researched on WikiCamps and Camps7 and decided the best was the Rose City
Caravan Park on the outskirts of the city. $30/night for a drive-through
powered site (site 16) and the man to guide you in!
After setting up we had a drink to celebrate our first night on tour. The wind
had picked up and it was rather chilly; we even had to get the warm coats out!
Dinner was had not long after, followed by dish washing, teeth and bed.
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