Its been a few days since I last posted as we've been out of range of telephones and internet. Also newspapers, with only local rags with no real news other than Grace resigning from the league administration after 25years and what will they do now?Firstly, for those of you who have told us they have made comments on the blog, I think you have to register as a follower of this blog, in order for us to see your comments.
Since we left Fraser Island we have spent time in Hervey Bay, Cania Gorge National Park and two nights at Blackdown Tablelands National Park.
We arrived in Rockhampton this afternoon after a morning in Mount Morgan. Sadly, I have to report that Mount Morgan looks the same as it did when we last visited in the early 90s. It has enormous potential to become a tourist destination, like Maryborough, which I didn't mention we had been to, but it just hasn't developed. Its still very economically depressed and the buildings are in the same dilapidated state as they used to be. Maryborough, on the other hand, looks fantastic and really spruced up and interesting. Did you know that P L Travers was born, and lived there for 24 years? Do you know who P L Travrs is? That is the non-de-plume of the lady who wrote the 6 Mary Poppins books. Very topical.
Anyway, as you know, Rockhampton is on the Tropic of Capricorn nd when we got out of the car at the very spot where we move from a temperate zone to a tropic zone - than it was hot! 25 degrees! I had to hurriedly change into shorts and a singlet.
The photos are Maryborough City Hall, me and Mary and the pool at Rainbow Falls at Blackdown Tablelands.
Dear Nana and Granpa,
ReplyDeleteI enjoying hearing about your adventure. I love all the postcards you have sent and stick them on the wall in front of my table. Thank you very much for he shells and sticks, mama and I made a pencil holder which I painted red, and stuck the shells and sticks on it. I have grown a little taller since you last say me.I can almost spell my name now and now know how to spell cat, dog, tax, mug, hat, bus, and boy. I am swimming really well now and I have decided I want to be an astronaut. How do you spell space? How do you spell planet? The weather has been great hear too, cold in the mornings and night but warm in the afternoon.
I have to go get dressed now but will write in a little bit.
lots of love zoeluma