More than a week has passed since my last post, looking back over that time we have certainly covered a bit of ground. My last update had us at Scott’s Head from there we travelled around 250klm to Evans Head of which 150klms was road works. The Pacific Hwy is being upgraded to four lanes between Grafton and Ballina with continual stoppages and speed limit changes which can add at least an hour onto your travelling time.
Evans Head Caravan Park is once again in a great location in this lovely seaside village, it is alongside the Evans River and also backs onto the Evans Head Beach and within walking distance to the township shops etc. We had two nights there enjoying a lovely Chinese meal at the local bowing club, it is just through the gate at the back of the park, great being able to walk no need to use the Paj.
Leaving Evans Head we finally made the Queensland border then we travelled further north to Stieglitz which is on the northern end of the Gold Coast. Our friends Alison and David were staying there at an uncle’s place so it was a great opportunity to catch up with them as we were passing. We spent a couple of nights there which enabled us to pop down to the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, would have been good if we had a spare million or two to buy a few toys. It was a real eye opener seeing the millions is not billions of dollars worth of watercraft on display.
Leaving the Gold Coast we travelled with Alison and David north towards Brisbane before heading 90 klms west to Gatton. Gatton is a small agricultural town in between Ipswich and Toowoomba in the Lockyer Valley. We spent three nights at Gatton in a free camp that is right in the township, once again sampling the local cuisine especially from the Indian Restaurant that had delicious Curry’s.
