Australia: Bribie Island and Gympie (1995)

Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is 34 kilometres long, and 8 kilometres at its widest. Gympie is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about 170.7 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally.

🙂 Visiting Family.

🙁 Sand flies!

Drove from Coolum to Bribie Island to visit Uncle Ernie and Aunty Joan (Paul’s Dad’s Sister). Arrived mid-morning – very welcoming. Chatted and had lunch. The weather was miserable! Went for a drive, got videos to watch. We tried to watch the MovieWorld Superman video but the machine ate the tape! Read, did school had dinner. Apparently Uncle Ernie and Aunty Joan have very conservative views to non-married couples but we shared a room with twin beds! LOL.

We were up at 07h00 and drove to visit the Glasshouse Mountains – terrible weather? Trent was very naughty. Went to a reptile park where we saw huge snakes, crocs, lizards etc. Soaked by rain!

Drove to Moolooabah to see Underwater World. AMAZING. Big underwater tunnel with sharks.

Had Mexican Lunch. Checked on van registration which was still not processed. Called Oupa – Marie was listening grrrr…no gravestone on Granny’s grave and they said it was too expensive!!! grrrr… He said that I can only phone him at the Club and not at home… utterly ridiculous.

Left Bribie at 10h00 and drove to Maroockydare where Trent and Paul fished as I was unwell. Paul caught a bream.

Drove on to Gympie for 5pm. Met Chris, Karen and their daughter Emma – a friend for Trent! Dr. Jane gave Trent all his boosters fro the next duration of the trip. Drank lots of wine, went for a walk and bed.

Woke early and Paul fixed van while I read. Drove to Noosa Heads – bitten to death by horrible sand flies while paul fihed so we gave up, Got back, chatted, ate and bed.

The next day we said our farewells and headed to Fraser Island.

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