Tannum Sands

 Was were we stayed. We went to get the handover of the Cub Club files and computer. Warren and I are going to run the club for a couple of years. The out going administrator has been doing it for ten years and wanted a break.

Warren took the opportunity to do the Tannim Sands park run as well. The camper was fine overnight but it really heated up during the day.

As Warren was pretty tired when we arrived, I suggested we break the journey homel and do a couple of nights at Maryborough. Nice place and there were some caches there that we could find. We rang to book only to ve told they weren't taking any booking due to the cyclone that was about 400kms out to sea. It was expected to come inland by Tuesday. 

We headed for home on the Sunday.

 

Peacocks and peahens were walking through the camp.

The start of the parkrun.

We paid a few dollars extra to get an unsuited.

Our first night, there was a wood fired pizza guy on-site $15 saved me cooking and we took Lucy for a walk along the foreshore. Trouble was, there were a few mossies around.

Gin Gin

 Heading north, we were discussing a great place that we had stopped before. At first we thought it may be Childers but no the big bakery was not there.

Onwards we continued, fifty kilometres later and we had found it, it was Gin Gin.

No idea why it is called this but it is a fantastic place to take a break if travelling. 

There is caravan parking in the centre of the highway, a wide park between the parks with two toilet blocks along it, one north and one south and an information office in between. A fenced kids playground and all under large shady trees. Across the road is a large bakery and across the other way is a coffee cafe with food like avo on toast, toasted sandwiches with seating outside.

Plenty of seating in the middle of the road as well.

All in all, a very pleasant place to spend some time out of the car.

Bakery is the back of the car to the left.

Woodford

 Country market day was Sunday at Woodford. We saw the flags out advertising along the street when we drove through to go to Kilcoy.

Could be a nice day out we thought, plus we know there is a good coffee cafe there.

It started at 7.30, huh, no way were we going to get there then but we did leave home about 8.30.

The town boasts a main throughfare plus a side street on each side, making it easy to get to the shop and park. One side has lovely big shade trees and it was under the trees that the market was held.

We parked up and walked across the road to the market, there is a walk way plus further down a set of lights. 

We walked through, I was hoping for vegetables but there were none. Coffee called, it was my turn to buy and carry. Lots of buns, cream cakes etc but nothing really that was suitable for me. I bought Warren a danish and an iced coffe and I had a diet coke.

The day before we visited a bakery for breakfast and he bought me a pastie which I had some of the insides of, it was a ham tomato and cheese pastie. I think my days of bakery food is over but I didnt even miss it. My coje zero was enough.

Warren bought a homemade steering wheel cover.

Wattle flowers on the edges of the seats.

Metal seats under the trees with a wood lopping scene and spirit of Woodford across it.

Kilcoy visit

 Warren is on a bit of a tourist run with parkrun. He needed a Y for the alfabet so decided that we would go to Kilcoy which is approx 45 minutes away.

Even though its Kilcoy the parkrun is called Yowie.

We had alarms set for 5am as we like to allow extra time just in case.

We were the first people there after the volunteers. Lucy and I set off for a walk around the lake then we walked down the main street and back again. Not very exciting as nothing was open.

We decided not to have our photos taken with the Yowie.

Warren got on the top step of the podium and sixteenth over all. He was miffed

that he was beaten by two people older than him, they were in the next age group.

Sister Act

 Sister Act opened on the weekend, Sunday was an early evening and I was invited to go for my birthday.

I caught the train down using the 50 cent fare.

Good seats, last row back, fair in the middle. We were a few minutes early and no one was in the row so we were able to go in without having to step over anyone. Even at intermission, the people each side of us went out without disturbing us. 

Brilliant show, of course lots of singing and dancing. One of the big names who was performing, Casey Donavan, wasnt that night but the girl that played the main role was just great. 

Then to top it off I was driven home.

The lights outside as we crossed the bridge to the carpark.

42

 That was the magic number that I set myself as a challenge to make 42 items for Uniforms for Kids over the holidays. Why? Because that was how many days we were going to have before meeting again. 

Normal meetings times are every two weeks. Should have been a doddle but I was sick for almost two weeks before Christmas and did no sewing at all.

Some of my pillow case dresses.

Shorts

More shorts.

Little dresses, these needed studs on the shoulders which Warren helped with, had to be put in with a hammer. I tried and got it crooked.

More shorts and dresses

Lady at crochet gave me this fabric, it was her daughters bridemaids off cuts. I had navy blue polo shirt to add.

These dresses were my davourite although they took awhile to do. It was a novel way to add in the uniform fabric. The pieces came with the pattern. These are for bigger girls, 8 to ten. I had a lot of the pink but I like to make them a little different.

I added the size to them to make it easier for those who pack and sent out to communities.

I did acheive the 42, 13 pillow cases dresses, (4-5)17 pairs of shorts, (5-7) 3 rompers, (3) 3 larger dresses, (8-10) two little dresses (2) and 8 snap dresses (4).

Travel insurance

 Our trip is booked and deposit paid, flights are booked and fully paid. We did this about three months ago so I thought I should organize travel insurance.

When we were working overseas, we always used the same company. We never had the misfortune to have to use the insurance but a mate did, had been happy with service he got and he had recommended that company to us.

They have always been our go to for travel insurance.

However with my diabeties, I knew I would have to declare that. Well, I didnt quite understand the legalese on their website. I was asked if I wanted tk send a message, yes, I did. Warren told me that I should have just rung them. Good idea except there was no phone numbers.

Oh, live chat come up, okay I"ll do that. I was told to go the medical page and fill in the information. Could not tell me if I could be covered but she could get someone to ring me the next day.

Three hours of mucking with this that I wont be back. Warren did some reseach with other companies, some were as much as $2000. We didnt pay that much and thankfully we are now covered for our travel.

Oh, not sure if I received a call from the old company, there was a call but I dont anwser unless i know how it is. I did get an email from them saying that as I gad talked to the live chat then my query would have been resolved. They obsviously did not read my commenrs about their service.