Woolooga, Qld

Once again we are back house sitting for Carol and Ray at Woolooga and it's always nice to take a break from caravan parks, especially when you have a great property to look after. Gives me a chance to mow the grass and catch up on any repairs on the caravan which may be needed. They have had plenty of rain recently so everything is looking green and lush. The weather was quite humid so the pool was used quite a lot. Carol had cooked a lovely roast dinner followed by sticky date pudding - what a welcome!

Found this green frog hiding in a box on the caravan so relocated outside, still looks happy!

Early morning kookaburra sitting on the fence post.

Rays "Kaos Kastle" a converted storage container.

Reflections over the valley at sunset.

Had a few day drives including visiting Michael and Jody's home at Kingaroy, enjoying a lovely lunch and catch up. Had another day out catching up with Don and Nora, meeting at Mapleton Falls where we walked through the forrest and Nora and Helen ended up with leeches which I was able to dislodge. 

Not that you can see the falls but a nice view from the lookout.

However Don also picked up a little critter and was not noticed until after lunch - by this time a pool of blood was in his sandal and spreading over the floor. The leech detatched itself after having its fill of blood and we were amazed at the size of it after a feed! Luckily we were outside dining!

Once Carol and Ray returned we repacked the van and had a coffee before saying farewell and heading to Harvey Bay.  

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During our stay I saw a sign on the side of the road for the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championships (AORC) at Gympie which happen to be at Miva only 15 min away.  I hadn't been to a motor bike event like this before so thought it would be a good opportunity to see what went on and maybe take a few photos. So this is what I did for a Sunday afternoon. It was interesting and I certainly enjoyed watching even thought I didn't fully understand the way the heats were run but enjoyed watching the skill required to handle the bikes over the various objects and terrain in the quickest time. A good afternoon and some nice photos.

Some of the competitors waiting for their turn to start the course.

An uphill section of the track.

"Oh what a feeling" Toyota

What better way to use the unwanted Jeep!!

This is the bike Pitt lane.