Looking for a home!!

This 3 week trip was a real test for our new trailer tent.  We have only used it twice, once for 4 days and then Steve for 2.  After weeks of preparation we eventually left our house in the safe hands of our friends Dave and Alison.  It is weird knowing we can't go home because someone else is living there.

Part of this trip was to look around for a new place to live.  We've always liked Gympie and Gin Gin so that's where we headed.

Our first night was spent in the Beerwah State Forest.  I had been given a tip from our friend Adrienne who said it was wet around that area, meaning lying/stagnant water.  She was right, within 2 mins of sitting down we were covered in BIG Mosquitos.  It was impossible to sit outside, even after covering up and spraying with Bushmans, so we retreated into our new home!  How well it works too.  So much room to put the table and chairs.  A king size bed. And with a few little tweaks we were able to sit up in bed and have a cup of tea in the morning. Joy!!

Gympie was recently flooded, the 4th time in a year.  It's much bigger than we thought, a good size town to live close too.  We found a great spot for the night in the Glastonbury National  Park.  It was empty, quiet and best of all, no Mozzies😃  There was a lot to explore. Some beautiful countryside.  We like it here and have looked at house / land p.  Definitely affordable.

Our stop at Booyal was great again but looked completely different to last year.  There were no Platypus to watch.  The Burnett River had been in major flood and everything was flattened.  There wasn't a tree left standing along the bank and we realised this was the river that flooded Bunderberg.  Devastating.  We still had a great time canoeing and fishing and Steve caught 4 fish - his first catch.  Unfortunately they were all catfish and not edible, but he was very happy!

We were 'run out of town' so to speak, by the threat of lots of rain.  We upt stakes and headed West to try and get away from the wet!  We ended up in the Moir Moir State Forest and spent the rest of my birthday by the fire.  Steve cooked our favorite dinner and all was good with the World!!

We weren't successful in our quest to miss the rain.  We managed to find a camp spot in the forest again, set up the tent and just got everything inside before the heavens opened.  We spent two hours cosy in our tent and read our books.  The next morning was beautiful.

The  drive through the countryside was fantastic.  The rains over the last couple of months have devastated the river banks but it meant everything was a lush green.  We found another great spot by the Dawson River and spent 2 days canoeing, fishing and chilling again.  'Ive never seen so many palm trees by a river before, there were thousands of them.  One week gone already!!