Back at Duaringa again to get a net-fix. The last three nights at Blackdown NP were fantastic, well worth the trip out there. We camped at Campsite 11 which was the best sized one we found for our camper and Erin's tent. There was only a few other campers there, but the campsites are quite far apart so you almost feel like you have the place to yourself.
Our first morning we woke to the sounds of swooping wings over our camper. We got up and found ourselves surrounded by Currawongs, all vying for attention … and food. We certainly noticed the difference in temperature, Erin had four layers of clothes and beanie and gloves.
We did all but one of the walks (the one from Horseshoe lookout) and took hundreds of photos. We showed Erin how to use the macro function and between us managed to take some really nice floral close-ups.
We came back from one of the walks to find our dish sponge missing, a search through the surrounding long grass found it about 30 metres away, near the next campsite. Gotta watch those currawongs. Erin's the most annoyed, she has bird poo on her chair and tent that has to be cleaned off. She's taking it personally.
We also got adventurous and drove the 19km 4wd loop road. At one point, the road was so steep in front of us, that we couldn't see it over the bonnet. That was enough for Erin, she was gone and walking ahead of us, skating down the road on her backside, the pea gravel was too much for her to walk on. I went down with her and filmed Geoff driving down so he could see his pride and joy in action.
Off to Rockhampton tomorrow to get my shopping fix. Not that I enjoy shopping that much, but we do need to pick up some things. I didn't realise how much Erin has grown this year and she has grown out of her winter clothes already.
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