We are away again

Yes.  You heard me correctly.  We are in Biloela to help Judith and Grant with the running of their motel as they are full to capacity and have lots of breakfasts, lunches and dinners to provide.  As I said a few days ago, their manager has been taken very ill and after several days getting the run around from the Queensland Health Service, Lee is now home and we wish you a speedy recovery.  Our thoughts are with you and Margaret.

Biloela is 500km north west of the Sunshine Coast so were on the road for about 6 hours.  We arrived just after 5.00 pm in the evening and only one kangaroo crossed the road in front of us, but we had plenty of time to brake.  I also slowed down and travelled well below the speed limit, although lots of people passed me, but I would rather be safe and sure.  Don't mess with kangaroos.

When I last posted we were staying in Winton, so I shall pick up our travels from there as I have so many stories still to share.


At Winton we stayed in a cabin, which was a surprise to us, as it was very small and also very hot.  We coped alright with the bunk beds, but the bathroom was tiny.  Think of your average small toilet and throw in a shower at one end and one of those tiny skinny wall handbasins, but don't put a mirror on the wall.  We all became acrobats for a night trying to get changed in such a small space.  Judith did not get a good sleep and awoke with a very bad headache, but we fixed her up with toast and a cup of tea and she soon came right.

Winton has many local attractions. We found it a delightful and quirky town to visit.  We drove over to have a look at the Musical Fence.  Of course the children among us loved hitting the instruments with the pieces of pipe and hose provided.  Here is R about to play some hubcaps.

Grant had a wonderful time playing the fence strings like a guitar.

R was swinging this gas cylinder thing into a couple of rubbish bins.  The noise was deafening.

Then Judith got carried away with a set of drums.

It was all getting a bit loud for me, so I read up about the original Qantas Landing Ground.

We then drove round to have a look at Arno's Wall.  It has all sorts of stuff built into it.  Quite a novel idea and certainly a lifes work.

So that is what happened to my old sewing machine!

I think I will leave our story there for today and hope I get the chance between making sandwiches and meals to finish some more later.

Thank you for following my blog.  I would love to get some comments about what you would like to see more of, if you have the time.

Bye for now.