DAY NINETY-NINE: Eight hours later

DAY NINETY-NINE: Eight hours later

Last night was bitterly cold, so cold we could see our breath. The morning was the same until about nine when the sun burned away the clouds. We left Gympie and headed inland to Obi Obi creek, when we arrived there was a toilet block that had blown over and nothing much else. We left. We’ve not had much luck with the new camp spots we must have struck gold along our way north. We programmed the satnav to the next one. We followed it to a road with a sign ‘Unsuitable for caravans’ “well this isn’t a caravan it’s a campervan” I assured Vicki who was unsure about continuing along this road. I wish I had listened, the road at Maleny national park, Kidman creek is a full blown off road track only really suitable for large 4x4’s. The road was too narrow to turn around so we had no choice, we bounced and rattle from rock to rock never leaving L gear through lack of power. Eventually we made it back onto tarmac and continued to Laidley showground.

            Upon arrival the sign said no trespassing so we had to move on. I had been driving for five hours so Vicki took over for the remaining three. The sat nav took her off road too but not as severe. Along her drive the sun was beginning to set which meant creatures like Kangaroo will be active. We actually saw kangaroo by the roadside grazing. Looking at the map Mt Lindsey highway shouldn’t have taken long to drive but it took ages the road was steeper than llamberis pass and had more twists and turns than snake pass, there was no wonder there were cars littering the steep drops into the valley.

            By time we arrived at Tooloom falls it was cold and dark so cold we hardly slept through shivering.