Sunday, 20 March 2011

105 - Mapleton Gold Coast Bribie Island

Although we are still  camped at Nirvana, the weekend of 11th and 12th of March we left the Retro Liner also at Nirvana and headed down the coast.

Our goal here was three fold. Firstly to talk to a couple who would like us take over a small and quaint tourist park in Mapleton, which is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Secondly see our great friends Peter and Geraldine Butt at Bribie Island, then onto the Goldie to see a very dear friend of ours, who isn't in the best of health.

So Friday afternoon saw us at Mapleton, Saturday and Sunday on the Gold Coast, Sunday night Bribie Island.

Our trip back to Nirvana we stopped at the Ettamogh pub, (once again been past there a million times) so it best we stop this time. However coming into Scaryborough, I have never driven in rain like it. Man what a drenching. So when we finally got to our camp site, the access to get to the RetroLiner was underwater.

So we had to get the owners of Nirvana to come across the creek crossing in their fourby, to get us, leaving poor old Val out in the middle of nowhere. Anyway after a couple of days the creek went down and we retrieved the Val.

Enjoy the photies

Just about to have breakfast at Bribie

The rear of our friend's house on the Goldie

The front of the house...pretty swish aye!!!!!

 Nothing like a hot spa with our crazy friends Peter and Ger (Jezzabell) at Bribie Island

Hey Shell, just had to take that photo, not as neat as yours though

This is what met us on our return from our trip

The poor old Val, so lonely stranded on the other side of the creek

I just gotta save the Val........ready for a swim!!!!!

Well after the dramas you can't miss happy hooooooours now

Stay tooooned for Nirvana 2

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey guys, great update, but arent you sick of the rain yet? Must have been a bit of a shock when you returned to Nirvana.

Your Ettamogah Pub looks a bit better than the one at Cunderdin W.A - it is just a small country town betweem Kalgoorlie and Perth.

Stay dry :)

Cheers,
Shell

The Retro Roamers said...

Hey Shell

Definately over the rain, but today is fine and sunny.

Looks like we are heading back to Cairns......you just gotta luv driving.....not!

CYA

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