Rutherglen Adventue Wednesday 4 April 2012

I woke up early and was on my way before 7.00am.  I decided to return home via Toowoomba which was the way I came.  I stopped at about 120Km at a truck stop to fill up with petrol and have some breakfast.  Here I saw a Road Train also known as a B-Triple i.e. a prime mover and three trailers.  It was over 30 metres long.  It drew out in front of me and I followed it for the next 100Km to Toowoomba.  This driver was very good. He stuck to 100KPH the whole way and didn't attempt to intimidate anybody.  He had to turn off just before the city as these huge vehicles are not welcome in built up areas.  I couldn't overtake him safely as my little Jazz would take too long to pass him and there was pretty constant head on traffic.

At breakfast I had realised that I has mislaid my mobile phone so stopped in Toowoomba to buy another.  It was only $29.00 and I got all the prepaid credit on the old phone and its number transferred to it.  I drove on down the range. Toowoomba is at 560 metres and I had to first climb over the last bit of the Great  Dividing range and then drop sharply down to little town of Esk in the Brisbane River valley.

At Esk I stopped for morning coffee and explored the little town.  Margaret and I stayed here in 1999 in our caravan for a few days and she bough a cast resin statue of a fox which still sits on the side in my lounge.  The changes to the town are minimal.  I used the camera in my new phone to take some photos but I should have used my normal camera.

I made the final 180Km with just a brief comfort stop and was home by about 2.30pm.  Helen and Louis gave me a warm greeting.

The adventure was over.

I followed this monster for 100Km.  He was a good safe driver.

View from my coffee stop in Esk.  My little Jazz is the one on the left

Views of Esk

I shall write up a brief note on driving long distance solo over the next day or so.