BusTed in Nanango Country Muster

Wellllll howdy all, we're here at the Nanago Country Muster.

Yep that's right we're back for more.

 

Staying for the week we decided to give the annex an airing. Oh yea looking good Michelle.

 

Like St George the week leading up was for walk ups, i.e. non professional performers. We didn't get up this time, kind of wish some of the others hadn't either, naaa good on them it's so scary to perform, they were more brave than us.

 

 

 

Nice arm band Michelle, we were branded.

 

 

As the weekend neared the number of campers increased until the final tally of 820 vans/motorhomes was reached.

Lots eh? The atmosphere was fantastic. Here's the where's BusTed, easy one.

 

 

The professional performers were fabulous, we put our chairs only 4 rows back from the stage. Nearly roasted ourselves in the Queensland sun, but had fun anyway.

 

These girls are the Coad sisters and they had beautifully harmonising voices. They backed a lot of the other performers on the last day, so good

We actually ended up buying  a CD of a woman from the blue mountains Karen Lynn. She had a couple of songs I wanted to learn, and also a CD by one of the walk up artists which was very funny.

Bye for now

Michelle and Ellen.

 

BusTed in Glasshouse Mounains

Hello all,

Glasshouse Mountains, how magnificent.

 

 

These amazing natural structures were formed by intrusions of lava that didn't explode out the top of the mountain. The lava cooled very slowly and formed a very hard core. The surrounding sandstone mountain eroded over time leaving these hard cores exposed.

This mountain's walking track has been closed for a while as this rock face, called the organ pipes, dropped a rock the size of a small car which fell along the track to the base of the mountain in four seconds. Fortunately no one was climbing at the time.

We stayed at a caravan park situated on the original cobb and co property. The guy running it still makes wooden coaches. Using this old cobb and co coach, he did a Melbourne to Townsville run to raise money for the royal flying doctor service and is thinking of doing another run. He holds the record for the most horses pulling a cobb and co coach, (32 horses, 8 rows of 4) Impressive eh?

I decided I wanted to climb one of these beautiful mountains, Michelle was resting down the bottom. So, picking the easiest one, named gnun gnun ( pronounced nu nu ) meaning "faces", I followed a gentle path up hill for 40 mins.
Ahhh my legs, my lungs, why did I decide to do this?

Ah yes now I remember, fantastic eh? 360 degree views.

This one had a very obvious face.

 

Bye for now.

Michelle and Ellen.

BusTed on Bribie Island

Hi Everyone,

We really needed to dip our feet in the ocean  after all that Caboolture country air and, given that we were intending to go to the Nanango Country Muster, we decided it would be well worth the trek.

Going across the bridge to the Island the view north was spectacular, those are the Glasshouse Mountains in the distance.

 

 

We spotted this A in the trees and had to photograph it.

 

Omg, Bribie Island, how beautiful. I need say nothing more, just feast your eyes.

 

Definitely rejuvenated, aaahhhh

 

We didn't stay long, only about an hour or so, but it was so worth the visit.

We're off to see the Glasshouse Mountains close up.

Till next time,

take care

Michelle and Ellen

xx

 

 

BusTed in Caboolture

 

Hi Again,

What can I say we had the most amazing time with our new friends in Brissie, sad to leave really.

We also got the coolest haircuts from a lady we met on Heron Island named Jan, she lives on the southern side of Brissie and she is an incredible woman whom we instantly took to, needless to say we now look ' hot as ' with our new dos.

We were leaving Wavell Heights in Brisbane when at he top of the hill our brakes decided they were going to muck up. After Ellen and I changed our underwear and limped carefully to a safe parking spot we thought it a good idea to have them looked at.

Yay, a week in Caboolture at the showgrounds and our brake booster off and out for an overhaul.

 

They happened to be holding the State Championships for Miniature and Small Horses, how bloody cute.

 

 

 

We settled into Caboolture, we met some old friends from St George Lloyd and Carol Anne and made a few new ones as well. Life was full of Happy Hours and singing and playing music.

 

Theodora got a little hungry and ate a mechanic for breakfast, lucky he came out the other end unscathed.

 

 

All fixed, till next time, its xxxx from us both.

 

 

BusTed In Brisbane

 

Oh yeah BusTed in Brisbane. Don't we just love taking our beautiful Theodora through the crowded city streets. Na it's not so bad, after all she's only bus size, and we do enjoy new adventures.

 

Anyway, while we were in Lake Broadwater we met a couple of really lovely ladies, Maureen and

Ruth. They are from Brisbane, so yep... you guessed it, we went visiting.

 

Look at this beautiful old Queenslander they live in, just gorgeous.

 

 

The street was just a normal street with cars parked on either side, this proved difficult for Theodora to get into Ruth and Mauzies backyard, so we parked on the footpath. You may notice we are parked the wrong way......it wasn't until later the second night we were there when the council man came with a letter and a threatened fine of $550 that we realised our mistake. In Brisbane suburbs, heavy vehicles can only park for an hour. 

 

 

Luckily or unluckily we needed a couple of new tyres, so we just parked it at the tyre place for a couple of days and slept inside the house.

 

Saturday was the most beautiful weather , we drove up to the end of the line then all jumped onto a Catamaran (public transport) and made our way up the entire length of the Brisbane River to the last stop. 

 

Who are these cool looking characters ??

( Ellen, Maureen and Ruth )

 

It was magnificent, we stopped at Southbank on the way back and went to the markets, they were great, then there is a manmade beach at the harbour side, it was abuzz with people of all shapes and sizes given the beautiful sunny day that it was.

We dined at a Vietnamese restaurant and enjoyed rice paper rolls and a pumpkin coconut dish that was to die for...Yuummm.

 

 

 We meandered along the foreshore and visited a temple that was placed here in Expo 1988, it was carved entirely of wood and adorned with well endowed beauties. 

 

 

We also went in search of a photographic exhibition, which proved to be well worth the search.

Finishing up this day with a look at the giant Ferris wheel. Then back to Ruth and Mauzies for another magnificent meal and a night of board games.

The next day we piled into 'Helga the Hilux' and headed for the hills,

the beautiful Glasshouse Mountains.

OMG

 

 

Captain Cook named these as they reminded him of the glass furnaces back in his hometown.

We decided that on our way back down we will come back and poke around here a bit more. 

 

We went to a little place called Melany, it was full of quirky shops and great food.

Then up into the hills further to Montrose, which housed a Cuckoo clock shop, like I have never seen before, hand made chocolate and fudge and more collectables and adornments than you could poke a stick at. It was charming.

 

 

 

It has been so much fun.

Till next time

xxxx

 

from

Ellen and Michelle

 

BusTed in Rainbow Beach

 

Its Hi again from us both.

We are here in beautiful Inskip Point just north of Rainbow Beach and a quick ferry ride south of Fraser Island.

A perfect opportunity to swim, relax and take more great photos.

 

 

This is just at the bottom end of Fraser Island.

 

There is Fraser in the background.

 

Ellen awoke at sunrise and headed to the beach....all of 20meters from where we camp, and took these magnificent photos.

 

 

 

Sunsets are an event here, couples flock to the beach chairs, nibblies and wine in hand and watch the colourful sunsets, while dolphins play offshore. Not wanting to break with tradition we of course had to join them.

 

 

The car ferry, Manta Ray, ferries 4WD's over to Fraser Island all day, we were able to ride it across and back, but we didn't get off. There was one car going over and sardine room only coming back.

 

 

 

 

This is Rainbow Beach, the cliffs are formed from different coloured rocks, unfortunately the light wasn't the best to capture it. But beautiful anyway, the shop owners in the town were great too, friendly.

 

 

Till next time

Michelle and Ellen.