Goomeri

Dear Family and Friends

We are spending this weekend at the Showground at Goomeri as the car races are on at Bathurst. Goomeri is just a small town 15klms from Murgon which is not all that far from Kingaroy. Ken spotted the showgrounds as it is on the main highway and there was already one other caravan here so we pulled in to see how much it was and decide if we would stop or go further on.

After farewelling the children and Barb and Laurie we stayed another couple of nights before setting off ourselves. We back tracked along the Capricorn Highway stopping at Emerald again to get some groceries and then driving further till we came to a free spot at Dauringa. We have stayed here before and chose this spot again as there is water available. From Dauringo we turned south just before Westwood onto the Burnett Hwy travelling through Biloela stopping at a little spot called Lawgi Park which didn't seem to even make it to a map. It was just a little spot where you could pull in. It suited us for the night and there were six others joining us for the night. The following morning we set off again for a long day of travelling till we reached Goomeri where we are now.

We had a bad storm here in the early morning yesterday. Lightening, thunder, strong winds and heavy rain all within a span of less than two hours. I spent much of the morning listening to the radio as they talked about where it hit and how bad the damage was. Lots of the usual Saturday morning activities were cancelled and the SES had been called out to a number of locations to clear away debris from trees and the damage done to houses. The storm hit suddenly at about 8am so there was a mad scramble to pack away our chairs and tables etc and to get the awning folded up before it was ripped off its hinges.

Tomorrow we head off again but to where we really don't know except to say that we will be back in Bairnsdale for Christmas.

So for now I shall close

Love to one and all

Ken and Lyn