Rutherglen Adventure Day 1 25 March 2012

First an update on Louis.  He had his stitches out last Monday and the vet says that he is doing just fine and will be OK if he takes it easy.  Louis doesn't know what taking it easy means and acts as if he never had a problem.  I am still towing him behind my bike to the the park where he meets all his friends.  He is allowed out for short walk.  Helen came up on Wednesday and is looking after Louis while I am away.

This trip is really quite an adventure in three stages.  Stage one started yesterday when after loading my little Jazz with my bicycle and camping gear I drove over 500Km from Tewantin to Goondiwindi  and was still in Queensland.

I am driving the inland route from Tewantin to Landsborough  over the range to Kilcoy, Woodforde and Esk down the Brisbane Valley to Toowoomba and then the Darling Downs to Goondiwindi.  It was a good drive but I was a bit worried about it as I haven't driven very far since recovering from my sroke.  I took breaks about every 100 to 150Km and have a rest, a cup of coffee and something to eat.  As I was driving through some isolated countryside I took a thermos flask of hot water and made coffee as wayside stops.  I bought lunch at a service station just south of Toowoomba which said it was the last place for food and petrol for 170Km. They weren't kidding.

As I am carrying camping gear I've decided to stay at Camp Grounds but I have made no advance bookings.  When I got to Goondiwindi I dropped into the first park and took an overnight cabin.  I had a take away meal and a couple of beers.  I watched TV for a while before having an an early night.

My home for the night

The view from my cabin