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Having a Gas
  • Rob and Pam T
  • Rob and Pam T

Having a Gas

We are heading off to an almost local music weekend. Visiting with our Goat friends, Goatboy, Goatgirl and others. There are guest performers we have seen before and enjoyed. This is GAS, Goats Acoustic Sessions, Okld Fashioned Music weekend. Leer más
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    6 de abril de 2021
    Rob and Pam THaving a GasViajero

    Lake Victoria

    6 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Our first stop on this trip is Lake Victoria for lunch stop. We are 100k from where we expect to stop for tonight.

    This spot is nice but with all the rain around the black soil road back out is risky.

    Pam is off stalking the abundant bird life.

    Turns out this spot is on private property. Unruly visitors have prompted the errection of a fence and gate. Hopefully visitors will respect the place and behave so the spot remains accessable.    Leer más

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    Lake Victoria to Lawgi Hall

    6 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    The drive on from Lake Victoria to Lawgi Hall was easy and uneventful. We stopped a few times to check out sights and arrived safely at our first overnight stop. Nice and well maintained stop. Up to 72 hours for a donation.

    An unusual rainbow brightened the horizon for ages as we approached Thangool and on. It was very broad and very bright.

    At one point we headed up a road to get a photo without obstructions and got spotted by a letter box. He paused and froze, waiting to throw his paper plane after we were gone.    Leer más

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    Lawgi Hall looking at the front to focus on the rather impressive mural.
    Higher up the camp ground layout is easy to define.Beautiful sunrise.Part of the kangaroo mural on the water tank.There were lots of these pretty flowers on our walk.Here's mama roo on the mural.

    Early morning at Lawgi Hall

    7 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    We awoke very early to a beautiful day. The rain has moved along to the south and we have broken sun.

    We decided to have a short walk and enjoyed the cooler weather with the brisk breeze almost to the point of needing a heavier shirt. We ended up walking about 1.3 kilometres. A nice start to the day.Leer más

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    At the lookout. Nice spot for a break.
    Impressive mushrooms.Hundreds of itchy grubs. Touch one and you will be sorry. (and very itchy)These flies think this is good enough to eat.Looking down on part of a volcanic crater. Just a little back from the lookout.

    Hurdle Gully

    7 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    It's not a long drive in but care must be taken. We had been here before but we enjoyed the drive in.

    As I was driving I noticed what looked like rope right across the road. As we got closer I realized it was itchy grubs. They move along in procession, nose to tail. This group was about 6 meters long from one side of the road to the other.

    "These so called ‘itchy grubs’, are the caterpillars of the bag-shelter moth, Orchragaster lunifer. They are common Australian insects."

    Pam managed to place one lost fellow at the end of the line and probably saved his life. She offer him a stick that he happily clunbed on for a short lift. You can't touch these guys as they cause severe itching and welts.

    I also spotted 2 fine fungi species.    Leer más

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    Trees drowned by high water levels.
    Looking back up the creek.Road over the creek.

    Redclaw Bin Bin Creek

    9 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Just a short distance from Mingo Crossing is one of the creeks that runs into the dammed Burnett River. When the river is dammed right back full this area goes under. The trees drown and die. Normally this area is quite active but the extended dry seasons has left it abandoned by water birds and humans.Leer más

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    The old copper smelter slag heap.
    Remnants of the smelter.The slag stones.Weathered posts.Town sign.

    Mount Perry

    9 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Mount Perry is an old copper mining town, that has reinvented itself as a gold mining town. There is still evidence of the copper smelting of many years past. For some reason the top of the slag heap was poured with blocks to form a paving.

    Reading through the stories it is claimed that the slag pavers were done as a lasting memorial. Personally I seriously doubt that. It would have cost considerable effort and time so there must have been a reason of operational importance. Possibly they wanted to stabilise the top of the slag heap or as I already speculated, have a solid base to move the dump carts to the edge.

    I suspect there was an operational reason. Perhaps it made a solid pavement to run the dump skips on. Now it is an interesting surface on the top of thousands of tonnes of copper smelting slag.

    The nearby lookout offers a reasonable look over the area to the south of Mount Perry. It would help if someone kept the trees below a bit trimmed but vee haf vays to solve that minor problem.    Leer más

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    Our only clue of where we were.
    Nice flowing gully.Farmland before the national park.The other side of the road crossing the gully.

    Bania NP.

    9 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    We were curious why there were so many cars driving past our camp. This was signed as a no through road, so there must be something happenning somewhere. There was just one option. We would follow the road and check it out. We ended driving on a good dirt road through the Bania National park. It is a pleasant drive through hilly forested country. There were a couple of pretty gullies still flowing from the recent rain.

    In the end we are still not certain why so many vehicles. There are a few properties but seemingly fewer than the cars that travel in and out. There are no camping spots in the national park along this access nor hiking trails. Crossing right through the park ends up at a river so perhaps something there. We did not go to the river so for us it is still a mystery.    Leer más

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    The sign reminds us to be mindful of the bat's in the tunnel.
    Some of the resident tunnel bat's.Looking back to the tunnel.Looking in towards the tunnel.

    Boolboonda Tunnel

    10 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    We decided today that we would take a drive to Gin Gin. The road over was a pleasant drive through a good tree lined road. At Gin Gin we topped up our water and fuel. On the way back we detoured slightly to have a look at the Boolboonda tunnel.

    This tunnel was dug in 1883 through solid granite for a rail line to Mount Perry. 192m long, it is the longest unsupported tunnel ever dug in Australia. The drilling was done with Ingersoll air drills working from each end. Spent air from the drills helped to ventilate the work area. One can only imagine the dusty and hot work condition.

    Today the tunnel is still open and cars can drive through. From the other side you return to the highway.

    The tunnel has been discovered by a colony of tint bent wing bats. These small mammals are not bigger than a mouse and hunt insects by night and rest during the day in the tunnel.

    We took a walk through the tunnel and then drove through. The drive followed the old rail line for a bit before turning off onto the road back to the highway.    Leer más

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    Mingo Crossing

    14 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Up until the big floods this was a thriving spot. Today after the dam has been lowered to reduce risk of failure, the river levels is quite low. This means there is no fishing or water sports.

    For us it was nice and quiet with lots of birdlife along the river. Unless the recreation area can re-invent itself the future seems unknown, unless the dam is repaired and restored to its former levels.Leer más

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    Chowey Railway Bridge

    14 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    On the way to Paradise Dam we made a short 3.5k trip off the road to check out the Chowey railway bridge. This is a concrete arch bridge over a hundred years old and still in good condition.

    The info board describes the construction of the bridge made from local sand. Timber structure was used to form the arches. At the time of construction it was the largest arch bridge built in Queensland.Leer más

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    Paradise Dam

    14 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Paradise Dam is a beautiful spot. It has been very busy in the past with water sports and fishing. Now it is very quiet with the water levels too low for boating. The problem is the launching ramp. It had detiorated at the unseen submerged end while levels were high and is now unusable.

    The dam was lowered due to concerns about the dam structure. It is not certain if it will be restored or not. Farmers who setup to rely on the water have been left high and dry. Time will tell.

    The van park is expensive considering there are no showers available. That's not a problem for us but will deter visitors who might otherwise stay a few days.

    The road connection to the other side of the river had been closed and made part of the construction site. This would also affect the decision to visit and perhaps stay a day or two. We would come back since it is a very nice spot.    Leer más

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    Biggenden, Qld

    15 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    There are lots of small towns in our great country. Biggenden is a typical rural town that services the farming area around. We shopped at the Food land store for our next few days of supplies.

    We had not been able to get any news for the last few days and marched in with our masks on. A nice lady informed us that we no longer needed them but don't throw them away.Leer más

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    The Gas Festival

    18 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    We are now on the last day of our festival. Our weekend was jam packed near non stop music. Bryce has done a fantastic job of getting great acts for this weekend.

    Having seen Cigani Weaver a couple of years back we were pleased to see them here. They have gotten even better than lest time. The band are amazing Gypsy jazz/folk style andsinger Jo Davies has a truly amazing voice.

    We are now waiting for the all in jam that is a tribute to the late John Prine.

    Edit:- The John Prine tribute was amazing. We saw another side to many performers when they performed a selection of his songs. The day has ended up being very good.    Leer más

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    It Was a Gas!

    18 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Packing up after a fantastic weekend. The Hillbilly Goats never fail to please and Bryce and Marney are perfect hosts. We are packed and ready to roll at 9:00 after a bit of a sleep in.

    There were many great acts with some surprises. Some old friends and some new aqaintences. We were surprised by the voice of one lady we have seen before mostly playing bass. She sang in a very powerful voice and would have been in good company with Mama Cass.

    Last night was a show by Dave Flowers and friends. 2 hours of unrehearsed performances strictly unplugged.

    Bryce and Marney has built a great venue all solar powered. There is a backup generator that had to be run for a bit when the batteries got too low later on Saturday night. I expect a minor upgrade coming up.

    WELL DONE GOATS!    Leer más

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    Wongi Waterholes

    20 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    We are now making our way home for a few days before we start the next trip. We have 2 nights at Wongi before we leave this part of the world.

    It is very pleasant camped among the forest with visits from many birds, and a herd of cattle. A group of grey crowned babblers came in and entertained us for a while late this afternoon. They hang in family groups similar to Apostle birds and Choughs. The whole family helps the breeding pair with nest building and raising the young.

    The photos today were from a low altitude (3m) drone flight. These waterholes are quite beautiful with amazing reflections.    Leer más

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    Wongi Waterholes

    21 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    This morning we walked along the waterholes. The scenery changes from one waterhole to another. Some are deep dark pools. Others are fully covered in mats of water plant and some are solid reed beds.

    The wildlife is spoilt for choice with so many different habitats. Small finches flitter around in the shrubs, larger birds work the tall paperbacks while pardelopes can be heard but not seen. They tend to sit high in the bloodwoods and eucaltpts and make their chip, chip, chip.    Leer más

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    Burrum River

    21 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    We decided to take to the rough forestry tracks and explore the side of the river away from the part of the river upstream of the dam. The dam is not far across but it is quite a drive over another substandard road to get to the dam.Leer más

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    Lenthalls Dam

    21 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    The Lenthalls Dam is situated on the Burrum River. This water is used for Hervey Bay and surrounding areas.

    There is quite a nice area for camping and several day use areas. Cost to stay here is a bit on the high side, especially when you consider that it has no power and the amenities are a long way from the camping.

    The birds can be heard but they stick in the dense tree area away a bit.    Leer más

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    Lake Monduran

    22 de abril de 2021, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Today we are camped at Monduran Lake. The park here is quite nice, spacious and very popular. It's only about 4k off the highway with a good road.

    There is a lookout to view out over the Fred Haigh dam and get a good view around. We drove around to the boat ramp and then came back to our van. Right now it is raining lightly so we may be packing up wet tomorrow.

    Just a short hop home now and this trip will be finished. Out next trip starts from home next week on Thursday.    Leer más

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