Yandina

Dear Family and Friends

Yandina is a a quiet little place just off the Bruce Highway on the banks of the South Maroochy River. We don't have river views but there is plenty of activity to keep us going.

We decided to stop at this caravan park for a number of reasons. First I needed power and water to get washing done following our three and a half weeks at Inskip. Secondly, Cath and Mike told told us about this park and being close to Brisbane and thirdly after looking at the map this seemed a central location enabling us to visit the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Yesterday afternoon we drove up the coast a little to Coolum and then follwed the coast down to Maroochydore and Maloolaba before coming home.

I'd like to go to the Glasshouse Mountains today and perhaps take in one of the other tourist drives they have around here.

The weather yesterday was lovely and warm around the 25 degrees. The nights are still a little cool though and today looks equally nice.

On Sunday we drove down to Brisbane to look at a couple of cars, both Land Cruisers, neither suitable for us. Yesterday a Salesman from South Brisbane brought a car up to us to look at. It also is a Crulser and if negotians can work our way we will purchase it. Our Rexton, though it pulls the van really well, gives 14 to 17 litres / per 100 klms it is right on the legal limit and if by some chance we had an accident then the insurance would not cover us if we weighed over the limit.

Every second Saturday night the local Baptist Church puts on a Sausage sizzle for patrons of the park. It seemed to be a quiet night as we didn't think there were many that turned up. I don't mean to critisise but having done similar things ourselves at our churches there was a lot I would have done differently. No one from the local church spoke to us other than to ask if we wanted sauce on our sausages. A chap from a local AOG congregation came along and he was the only one who spoke to us. I asked if they had any leaflet that could give us with Church activities and times for their sunday services. I was told no, and the woman I spoke to didn't even bother to tell me what time the service began. The pastor was there and he didn't acknowlege us at all either so we went to the Salvos in Nambour and enjoyed the service and the friendship that followed.

One lovely thing that happened was that a little Kookaburra came down and settled on a log in the garden just a couple of metres in front of us. I managed to carefully get up and go inside for the camera and a piece of bread. When I came back out he was still sitting there and started eating the bread I threw near him. I eventally got close enough that he would take the bread from my hand. At one stage he flew up and settled on my clothes line. He was only young and seemed quite tame. He even let me stroke him. He had blue tips on his wings which I had never seen before. Natalya and Lachlan tell me that the ones who have blue on their wings are Queensland kookaburras and they can't laugh the same as the ones we see in NSW and Vic.

I shall finish here and wish you all well.

Love Ken and Lyn