Day 27 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Filled up with gas this morning at Gin Gin and heading for Rockhampton to meet Lorraine and Francis friends from Tassie.

The roads in this part of Queensland are not that good, at one stage Gerald commented on a good section and of course after that is was really bad.

Had lunch at Calliope Crossing. Found our friends behind the Archer Hotel and we went and stocked up on food, bit short after the weekend.

Day 26 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

The PA system started at 6.30 am this morning, getting the competitors down for scrutinising and safety checks.

Madden Racing consists of Jake, Brandon and their cousin Jessie. Only on Wednesday did the Jake and Brandon find that they had been up graded to Senior Unlimited. So Jake was on a 250 and Brandon on 125 competing with 450 so finishing in the middle of the pack was very good in the first race, but after that they both kept falling off pushing to hard. Jessie raced in Junior Lites 125 and Mini Lites on an 80 where he got a second and that was the best result for the weekend.

Racing finished about 3 pm so we packed up and went to Gin Gin for the night.

Day 25 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Last night Brandon with his uncle Joel drove past us not realising that we saved them a space. Brandon eventually woke up and they moved up next to us. Dena and Sean didn't arrive till midnight. They had trouble getting Jakes bike to go, and on the way up it rained and their bedding got wet so we had Jake and Ben sleep with us on the pull out couch.

Neither either of our boys were racing today and that started at 7.30 am, Gerald didn't have a sleep in.

Dena pointed out some of the boys that she knew so we had someone to watch. Ben had his friends in to watch Cartoon Connection on Austar

Day 24 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Set off about 9.30 filled up with LPG and ULP in Maroochy. About six miles south of Gympie is a dump point so we did that and headed on. They have got lots of passing lanes but they aren't very long so if there are a few trucks not all get past, but that didn't worry us this time.

On to Childers a very old quaint town it looked did our shopping at a Foodworks and round the corner up pops Woollies. Oh well.

We are in sugar cane country here. Saw a different thing today smallish truck carrying a helicopter and towing a caravan....way to go.

We are at Bundaberg to watch the boys, Jake and Brandon, race in Moto cross. We have tapped an area off for Madden Racing, lucky we did its only 5 pm and its filling up.

Day 23 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Decided to spend another night here. So we caught a bus to Sunshine Plaza. Guess what we had to check out first...what was on at the movies. Shreck 3 in 3D was on Gerald wanted to see that. So we had lunch at a place where they did deals lunch and movie ticket at a set price, it was ok. We had time to put our prescriptions into a chemist then off to the movies. Even though I wasn't to enthuastic I did enjoy the 3D movie.

Day 22 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Moved on late today, not going far only to Alex Headlands or there abouts. Almost got caught on the toll for the West Gate Bridge. I wasn't sure how much it was so I rand Dena and she told me that its all done by E tags would be worth our while getting one as they are Australia wide.

We ended up at the Sea Breeze caravan park, which we had seen when we stayed in Alex Headlands. Very nice, right on the beach no pool so there were no kids.

Went and had a look at the beach bit windy but not cold. At last shorts weather.

Day 21 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Gerald and Jake went to Jimboomba and got a part for his ute but still couldn't get it going looks like it may be electrical. So they put new ball joints in the Blue car, looks like he will have to drive that to work for a while.

We were suppose to leave today but it was quite late by the time they had finished with the Blue car so one more night here. I just got a couple of cooked chooks and made....you guessed it potato bake. Luckily I have all my potatoes from home I am into my last bag.