Well, after a busy few weeks leading up to our big trip, we have finally hit the road - yay!! We managed to get away from Caloundra relatively on schedule, leaving the dogs and fish in the care of our housesitters - thanks heaps guys!
First stop ... Landsborough BP! Now, I know that this isn't too far from home, and if we keep on at this rate we'll not get much further than Toowoomba, but Nick wanted to make sure we kept Linden fed and watered (with his favourite prawns) we were staying with him and his family at our first destination - Mungindi.
Second stop ... a quick hello and picking up some gear from friends in Toowoomba ...
After dodging a number of roos, foxes, pigs and echnidnas along the way, we arrived in Mungindi at ~7.30pm. Actually, regarding the wildlife on the road to Mungindi, we didn't completely dodge the echnidnas - one MASSIVE one clipped the underneath of the car despite us trying to straddle it with the wheels! (For the record, the echnidna strolled off the road after the ordeal - unfortunately I wasn't able to get a decent photo of it!)
Anyway, after a lovely dinner with our mates at the "Jolly Swagman" we settled down in a nice warm bed, preparing ourselves for a bit day of driving ahead.
Nick's highlight: 1x 45kg pig seen east of Mungindi
Kassie's highlight: Not hitting said pig in my new car!
Nick's Wrap Up:
Glad we had: Cruise control
Wish we had: Pig dog
Wow where are you headed? NIce car - is it new? Looks impressive & like you have a lot of gear on top so I'm guessing you're going for a while? P.S. did you know the top of your blogspot appears in Arabic for me?
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