Leaving 1770 we passed through Bundaberg, another sugar town famous for it Bundy Rum and Bundaberg Ginger Beer - also as the birthplace of Bert Hinkler, the aviator whose house was relocated stone by stone from England.

 

 

Great to see rivers with water in them again

We stopped briefly in Childers.  Below is The Palace, the former back-packer hostel where sadly many young back-packers lost their lives a few years ago in a devestating fire.  It is now a monument to their memory.

The Palace

Well now we are back at Cooroy.  We have travelled 5,818km (3615 miles) in the past month.  We have seen very contrasting scenery from the tropics of Cairns & Karumba to the red dust of The Outback.  Daily high temperatures varied from approx 28C (82F) on the coast to 44C (111F) out west.  We had a great time and particularly enjoyed talking to the locals and discovering more about the facinating history of the various areas.

This trip was a trial run for the next one.  We are now planning a 3 - 4 month excursion to Western Australia across the Nullabor to Perth and then up to Broome and across to Katherine, Darwin and back across Queensland again.