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  • TravelerAdventures with Jaime & Dick
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    Day 23

    Out and About in Warwick

    March 13, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Leslie Dam - 15 minutes from Warwick.

    Very impressive. Seems a bit leaky in areas where it shouldn't be, though. We stood right next to the open spillway gate letting the water through - deafening!

    There were huge boulders around the dam...but no info as to why they were localised to just that area. The faces carved into the two boulders were the original settlers who came to the area in 1840, who were Irish.

    Allora Heavy Horse Show - 20 mins from Warwick in a cute little village.
    Just brilliant.
    $10 to get in, licensed bar, great food vans, lots to watch and stalls to browse.

    I do draw the line at the Aussie obsession with cheesy chips in gravy though.
    Chips and gravy? Yes. Winner.
    Cheesy chips and gravy? No. Abomination.

    Happily listened to the experts doing their presentations, who said they have been doing this for 30yrs or so.... and felt rather smug that our grandparents were doing it for real, four generations ago, on the farm.
    You inherited it all from us, Aussies!

    Tubby has been taken off to have her foal, we're all a bit excited to see it. Fatty & Chunk are enjoying the extra carrots every day.

    I have lovely (human) neighbours to the left of me and stuck up, arrogant youngsters to the right, who willfully ignore everyone and think their camper trailer is sound proof. They are wrong. We can all hear their 5hr long domestics every night.
    I do not miss being young and ignorant.

    The lovely neighbours to the left are slightly obsessed with keeping their concrete pad spotless. They have a huge leaf blower and it starts up at 8am each morning, until all evidence of nature has been blown away.

    They insist on handing me the blower to do mine each morning, not realising I don't give a hoot. So I have to hide behind the van with it going for 5 minutes, pretending. I did use it to blow the seeds and leaves up out of my bathroom vent this morning, though. Saved me a trip up there with a ladder and dustpan and brush.

    I do wonder what the other campsite residents think of that racket at 8am on a Sunday morning, though! Dick & I are still up at 5am each morning, so the noise doesn't bother us. I would blame Dick's bladder for the early wake up call, but it's not. It's mine.

    Perhaps I do miss being young, after all!    Read more

  • TravelerAdventures with Jaime & Dick
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    Day 17

    Arriving Warwick, South East QLD

    March 7, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    We have moved on to our third camp, BIG4 at Warwick....and we have new neighbours.

    Dick had no idea what to make of them when they first galloped up to say hello, the hackles went up and there was growling and there was slinking.

    Then there was indignation when I fed HIS apple to the ponies. I don't think he's a natural fan.

    I hitched up at Toowoomba - all by myself. (And the bike fit into the van, phew!)

    I reversed into TWO different sites (my neighbours wanted to swap) at Warwick - all by myself. First time, too! It's getting easier.

    The mossies are bad here. Must be from all the rain.

    Little bit concerned about the Japanese Encephalitis disease that mossies are spreading at the moment, only because they love to bite me. I've easily had 20 - 30 bites today. A woman in Brisbane is on life support from it, and there are outbreaks in NSW & Victoria.

    Have got a mossie coil going and the Thermacell.

    And am now off for a swim in the pool.    Read more

  • TravelerEast Coast 2025
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    Day 12

    Warwick

    May 11 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    On our journey stopped at the Christmas Farm 🎄and that was a fun place to visit morning coffee, couple of turkeys fattening up for Chrissy lunch and picked out a tree. Set-up at the show grounds in Warwich before setting off for a drive and ending up visiting the Sandy Creek Hotel for a couple of bevies. Found a friend for Mojo 🦜 Bummer we missed out on the pig races 🏁 🐖Read more

  • TravelerAustralien
    Day 7

    Warwick

    October 2, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
  • TravelerQueensland Solo Road Trip
    Day 5

    Lions Road

    June 5, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Kyogle to Warwick
    233km

    After finding the hotel in Kyogle last night I was a little concerned that I may not sleep all that well due to the noise levels of the pub.

    Fortunately my concerns were totally unfounded and I can highly recommend the Commercial Hotel if you need somewhere to catch a nap!

    Bonus - Reba got to sleep under cover and in a locked garage. A locked garage being the first time in her life!

    After a massive breakfast at Peter’s Food Hall, it was time for me to retrieve Reba and we headed out of town.

    Today was going to feature two highly recommended bike routes - Lions Road and Carneys Creek Road.

    We head north out of Kyogle and after only 20 minutes we take a turn to “The Risk”. The Risk is a locality name and hopefully not an indication of what is ahead.

    We follow Gradys Creek Road and criss cross Gradys Creek. The bridges are all low set, single lane and usually made of timber planks. There are 14 bridges across the creek as we make our way through the twists and turns towards Queensland.

    We take the turn to Lions Road.

    “Originally an unsealed track between Kyogle and Beaudesert, this link road was built by the Lions Club of these towns in 1971. Now fully sealed, this is a very scenic drive following the Brisbane rail line and Running Creek (QLD) and Gradys Creek (NSW).” www.therainforestway.com.au

    Lions Road takes us through the last part of NSW and finally crossing into Queensland. We cross 12 more times over Logan Creek, Running Creek and Logan River before finally arriving in Rathdowney.

    The roads running over and along the creeks and through the rainforests are nothing short of spectacular. Add in the views across the various valleys that you glimpse between the trees and the birds singing along as you pass by - nothing short of sensational. I can feel my body and soul relax into the natural environment surrounding me.

    When we pull over in Rathdowney at the tourist information, I notice that the road we have just traversed is apparently closed. Shame there were no signs about it at either end of the road 😊

    After a break we try to follow the instructions to make our way to Warwick via The Head. After a few false starts, we finally find some road signs to show us the right way.

    Carneys Creek Road and Spring Creek Road takes us through a couple of creek crossings, through National Park, a private property with unfenced paddocks and eventually into Killarney.

    And as if you would believe it, the fantastic scenery just continues to amaze.

    I arrive in Warwick in time for lunch and spend the afternoon and evening catching up with friends and seeing some of the new sights in Warwick.    Read more

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