Teaching Katie & Bec (the 2 eldest grandchildren) how to play Skipbo , I lost!

     Kim with her 2 beautiful girls, its Katies 18th' we all had a great time and I was the first to crash.

A free camp at the front of the Coopernook pub, make sure you park diagonal to the river not parallel, (like I did), the local camp boss will take exception.

                           Home, Steve Andrews brought us a bouquet of flowers to celebrate the occasion!

Maggie finally got to give Tayla and Jessica (other 2 granddaughters) their birthday presents.

Luke and Maggie on his wedding day.

Jason and mummy

Tried to insert this earlier, whilst in Brisbane I had a chauffer!

If you squint and use all of your imagination, this is an image of the Virgin Mary!????? Just north of Springsure Qld, were on our way to GlebeWeir to meet up with Phil & Deb Bennett.

3 weeks has elapsed, we rushed to Armidale NSW for personal reasons, now on our way north again, stopped for a few days at Ebor, this is Ebor Falls

This Wollombi Falls, between Armidale and Ebor, they are the "highest falls in Australia", a spectacular valley.

 

 

 

 Can't seem to separate the last 2 shots, we are now at Dwain & Leanne Sullivans' at Canungra, Leanne is off to work on a Mufftie day. Enjoyed the stay.

 While at Canungra we celebrated Everett's 40th birthday, it was a great event and was over a 2 night stay at Spring Gully Farm. Family photo, Everett, Kerry, Sarah & Mikayla

From Canungra we move a vast distance of 30K to Joe and Beth Buffalino's place at Yatala (famous for its pies), Joe and Beth, Kierra, Genevive and Magdalina were great hosts and made us very welcome, Samuel also dropped in, he's on an Australia wide tour with a band. Beth is Maggies cousin so as you see, we have a family theme going on, considering we leave here to go to Kim's (daughter) placed for Katie's (granddaughter) 18th birthday.

Josephine falls, just south of Babinda

 This is the highest mountain in QLD, Ill update with the name later.

 This is the skin of a python that lives at Paronella Park. If you are up near Innisfail (Mena Creek), do not miss this beautiful park.

 Part of the first Hydro Electric system in Australia at Paronella Park

 The castle at Paronell Park, note the water fall is visible through the centre, as almost all features at the park have the fall in the back ground.

 The castle at night.

Hard to not like this, sunset at Karumba Point 

Fred and Wilma, 2 Jabaru you see on the Ferrymans boat for the Sunset Cruise, this is the best value for money cruise at Karumba (by a long way)

Who would have thought there is a place called Maggieville!

Lava tubes southeast of Mt Surprise, if you go to Mt Surprise, stay at the BP service station caravan park, it is cheap, good and the pubs next door.

 

End of the road, this is where the Bruce/James Cook Highway ends at Daintree village

We met up with Carol & Les at Babinda, shared fond memories, caught up with the family gossip and enjoyed fine food and wine, it was a great and wonder full 3 days.

If ever you go to Babinda, take a rain coat, gumboots and an umbrella. Make sure you go and see the "Boulders"

On the road again, left home on 6th June 2013, first stop was Dan Murphy's at Dubbo for the essential cellar stock. First night was at Wylandra Crossing with Deb & Phil Bennet. We looked at the sky and I said "No it wont rain", the next morning Phil had to winch me out twice. Through Bourke, every shop had mesh on the doors and windows, on to Barrigun and spent the night, up to Cunnamulla and saw the fella, a couple of nights at Wyandra, where we had our wedding anniversary dinner at the pub.

Had trouble uploading so some of this is repeated.

On to Lake Dunn, that sunrise at Lake Dunn, Longreach to visit the Qantas museum (very interesting) then to "the Billabong" of Waltzing Matilda fame.

The spoke have rotted since I was last here, the two circles are wheels from a Cobb & Co coach. I did a video of the billabong but it wont download.

Of the 3 pubs above only one serves lunch, the Blue Heeler doesn't, the Quamby is closed, and the Sunset Hotel at Karumba is doing a roaring trade. Viorel and Libby Maggie and I enjoyed the sunset and a cold drink. 

 

Started out Thursday 6th June (D Day) with Phil and Deb Bennett, spent the night at Wylandra Crossing (Dubbo/Rawsonville), then next night at Nevertire where we caught up with old friends and Johnnie Kerins whom I had not seen for 50 years. Nyngan had a celebration for 130 years of rail, so had a Cobb & Co coach parade, Bourke was boarded up! Looked like rain so we continued on to Baringun on the Qld border. Cunnamulla to Wyandra for a few days and had our anniversary dinner at the Wyandra pub (never thought I would say that). Through Charleville, It has not changed since last I was here (1965), we thought it would be a lot bigger than it is. Thursday we arrived at Morven, a great little camp spot and will stay for a few days before heading north to Tambo on the way to Isa. Went on to Aramac, the pie shop is closed, out to Lake Dunn and met up with Jan & Guy Bevan & Ross & Helen Williams (Kains Flat).

I passed by this site 47 years ago, the 2 circles are actually wheels from a Cobb & Co stage coach, the spokes rotted since last I was here!