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20260617 Des moved the van to the picnic grounds so he could take the BBQ’s for breakfast before we set the nav to the town of Howard. We were on our way when Des noticed a sign to Maaroom, so we took a detour to check it out, a nice clean little town settled on the foreshore’s of the Great Sandy Marine Park and where the thick mangroves are home to many muddies, but it’s the sandflies that concerns me.  With  a population of 247 people, t he town  is part of the untouched little fishing villages scatted along the edge of the Great Sandy Strait and just a short boat trip to Frazer Island. Maaroom, meaning "strong wind," an appt description for the winds that sweep across the Strait. History says Maaroom functioned as a fishing and oyster-cultivation hub for the growing Fraser Coast region. Anyone want to go fishing, then this is the place to be, Maaroom boat ramp. An arial view of Maaroom. Out of all the towns that we visited along the Great Sandy Strait, out of all the t...

20260615 With all the cleaning, mowing and packing the motor home all completed all thats left is waiting for the rains to piss off. We finally hit the road at 12:40pm and I can’t believe it but the sun is shining, it will be interesting to see what miles we clock up this trip considering we have no idea where we a going. We did however find out a friend is looking at a property at Boonooroo and thats one place we haven’t been, so thats a good start. We hit the M1, Bruce Highway passing the continuous roadworks when just before Burpengary the traffic lights flash 80kl down to 60kl then back to 100kl, no reason of cause. Heading north we turned off to Eumundi and parked in a car park at the back of the town so we were high and dry. I walked the town then stopped for a coffee and Lemon Meringue tart, thats my sugar fix for the day so I continue exploring the history of this town. The old Eumundi Imperial Hotel, built in 1911, at a time when bullock teams and Jackaroos were a part of ...

25/04 We woke to drizzling rain so after we filled our bellies we left heading towards Port Macquarie along the Great Dividing Range, OMG talk about a winding slow descent, especially in a motor home and we had to endure 164km of it, but the ones I felt for were the poor buggers stuck behind us, especially the bikes, but lucky for them Des is considerate and always pulled over when he could. The road is known for extreme twists and steep sections so no wonder the bikes like it. The scenery as we reach the bottom of the range, finally. We enter the town of Long Flat, another one of those small towns you pass through on the Oxley Hwy, established in 1876. The town prides itself in a strong history of Rugby League, playing in 24 grand finals and winning 12 premierships since 1947. After reading about this Town I wished we would have stopped to check it out. The Long Flat Pub that was opened in 1876 and the original building still stands. Apparently the Pub has a reputation as one of the b...