20111208 Qld Rooster & Karen Gleenwood

20111208 We arrived about 6.15pm & was greeted with a very warm welcome Rooster & Karen checked out the Winnebago & gave us shit then it was his turn to show off his bike he's building (what a weapon).  The tank is shaped like a coffin the seat is a shovel which he's going to put push bike springs on, the gears are on the LHS & are hand operated Des said there called suicide shifts, as for the rest I'm lost all I can say is he can stick that seat.



We all had a great night with many drinks lots of laughs Karen made Spaghetti Bol & Rooster kept us entertained by sing & playing the piano, I had no idea he was that good.  The boys went to bed & Karen & I stayed up a bit later downed a few more drinks before we crashed. 

20111209 We decided to leave after a quick cupper tea & Des made us salad rolls for the trip home when we heard a voice from the house that bloody Rooster took a sickie & it was Karen who stayed up drinking the big woos.  We went for a walk around his propriety with the dogs in toe, when he mentions they are having a party for Karen's birthday in January which sounds like it's going to be a blast.  Again, we need to dump our waste, so Rooster told us to dump it in the neighbors because he's in jail & no one's there (good on him). 


This is where Rooster & Karen lived before, they built their new homestead I thought it was very quiet.

This is their new homestead they still have a lot of work ahead of them but there happy besides I'm pretty sure they would rather go for rides on their Harley's "the whole four of them" than work on their house & who could blame them.


As we approach the last leg of our journey & what a journey it's been we had a fabulous time meet some great people seen some wonderful sites caught up with old friends & had lots of laughs. Arrr a familiar site now it really feels like the end is near after over 2000ks.


Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and this is the end.
Location: Neerdie Rd, Glenwood QLD 4570, Australia

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