I left Mooloolaba early for Strathpine in the hope of missing traffic. Unfortunately this resulted in me arriving in this north Brisbane suburb at the start of the daily rush hour. The town today appears to comprise of the busy main Gympie Road, leading into Brisbane...
The Mooloolaba tourism website says it all really when they say “Welcome to sun-kissed beaches, boutique shopping and atmospheric dining – in Mooloolaba. Come as you are”. The town comes across as a “mini-me” version of its neighbouring...
Maroochydore was quiet when I arrived, and for that matter quiet when I left. The weather was to blame. Had it been sunny, I am sure that the beaches and the resort style town would have been buzzing with people, instead, I wander through an almost lonely beachside...
On the outskirts of Nambour in Woombye, I am pleased to report that I stumbled across my second “Big” Australian icon of this tour. This time, the BIG Pineapple! I sat in the car marvelling at this spectacle for a few minutes and was impressed by the...
Day 28 – 11,473 KM. Town 57. I arrived in a wet Toowoomba late in the day but even though night was drawing in, the green glow that many Queensland locations have was present. Recent rain, of which there has been plenty, was causing vegetation to explode into colour...
The rain continued as I turned off the main road that appears to have bypassed the small village of Dalveen where I find a village store and a few houses and not too much else. The village is located at the northern end of what Queenslanders refer to as the Granite...
