Left Cairns 11:30am Monday, arrived in Buderim 18:30pm Tuesday. Very hot weather all the way down, but beautiful and green after Mackay. Overnighted at a value motel in Mackay which was surprisingly nice and comfortable. The Passat loves the long drives and is really very comfortable, MDR pretty happy as he could listen to the cricket for hours on end. He didn't really like my Michael Palin talking CD of the "Sahara" series...The towns and cities are all very interesting in their own way, lots to explore for later when we have more time. We stopped at Gladstone for lunch yesterday, had the most fantastic 500gm steak & salad for $12 each (beef cattle country). I loved the main street of Childers, lined with beautiful Leopard trees which are all in flower. Rockhampton is a lovely city too, tourism hasn't blighted it yet.
We were hoping to be Bohdanised when we got to MDR's brother's house in Buderim, but the little one was over on his weekly sleepover at the grandparents. Leaving today for Sydney, via Armidale.
Photo of Hinchinbrook Island, 2 hours south of Cairns. Tried to take a photo of a bull in Rocky, but we were driving too fast!
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