TWELTH DAY – TUESDEAY 20TH JULY
Got up early, had a shower, had breaky, packed up and off we went in convoy again with “the snail” and the hire car. On our way to Maroochydore we dropped into Bunnings - again! to pick up a couple of things Graeme wanted. We then took back the hire car to its home at Budget then set off in the van towards Bundaberg. We actually slipped streamed a truck which is very rare and quite cool. There was undulating landscape and lots of ‘little’ cotten wool ball clouds. Sugar cane is growing extensively and looks majestic with its fluffy top knots of flowers floating in the breeze. We had lunch near a park in Maryborough and had a bit of a drive around looking at the many old buildings around the town. We then continued on the Bruce Highway towards Bundy. We came across a Bird Sanctuary which looked interesting so we decided to have a look. It was a little old and a bit run down, however the new owners have great plans for the place and I think it will be fantastic when all their alterations have been done. It is a big open plan aviary where the birds get to fly around freely. There are a few in cages. There were many different types – too many to name, but there were a couple of little cute young birds that love to sit on your arms, head or hat and were very cheeky. They were very cute and right now I can’t remember the name of them. Directly opposite to the bird sanctuary, across the highway was a really nice looking park area where some campers had already stopped for the night. We thought it looked pretty good and it was 4 pm so we decided to call it a day and settle down for the evening ourselves. There are horses in the paddock two meters away from our van. One came over to have a rub and scratch – very friendly. Graeme cooked tea on the park bbq which by the way worked very well and was very clean. The park is called Apple Tree Creek Park. We actually got TV reception so watched a bit of TV then went to bed. Good night.