19 10.07

BELL

Fred and Pam went back to Brisbane about 1030 this morning after Fred had gone to his physio appointment in TCB. I went in with him and bought some groceries for our homeward trip. Di had an appointment with her for her foot which has been troubling her for some time, so after that we left about 1300. We had a great time with Fred and Pam who made us very welcome.

We filled up with petrol at Gympie and then went back out to Kilkivan passing Fat Hen Creek where we had stopped on the way down. Travelled on past Kingaroy and stopped at a free camp at Kumbia which was very nice with power on a honesty basis and coin in the slot showers and a very clean free BBQ. However, over the fence the neighbour had a pile of rubbish burning that was sending stinking smoke all over the site, so we went on stopping at a caravan park in Bell, that’s ok I have never heard of it either. Anyway it cost $20 and had lawns with clean facilities, we were invited to the “happy hour at six and were made very welcome by the folk there. I said how we were intending to stay at Kumbia and was slightly chastised by the proprietor who said that she and her husband are running the park as well as their farm in an attempt to tide them over the drought and that teach van that stops there is one that the local parks don’t get. I can sympathise with her but we the traveling public also like to have these freebies as well. Anyway the other people there were waxing lyrical about the sites to be seen in the district and said we should stay another night so we may.