The bloody cockatoos were quite noisy at about 5:30 am, so no alarm clock was needed. We had some breakfast and a lazy pack up before hitting the road at around 7 am. On the way out of town we drove up to a lookout behind Gayndah to get a good view of the area.
Then we headed west and north before stopping for a quick iced coffee in Eidsvold and then onto a bit of a detour to look at an old mine at Selene. After some photos we ended up in Mulgildie at the metal sculpture of a Bunyip. We followed some instructions and drove out to the nearby Bunyip Hole in the state forest but didn't see any Bunyips or Yowies. It was a nice waterhole and looks like a good place to camp.
At Monto we refueled the cars and had a bite of lunch before heading north towards Biloela but we turned off before then and headed out to have a look at Mt Scoria. This is the remnant of an old volcano that is made up of fairly distinct shaped rocks. They are long and hexagonal. We had some afternoon tea and followed the walk around the back of the mountain and when that finished Shane kept wandering around while I returned to the car park.
Looking at our maps we then tried to work out how to get into the national park at Kroombit Tops. Shane thought there was a road from Biloela but it didn't show up on any of the maps, so we ended up going back to the Cania Gorge turnoff and taking the back roads through a lot of farming area before finally getting to the National Park.
The road in was very steep and windy and by this stage we were driving into the sun. We passed a few cars driving out of the park and ended up at an information sign which showed us where the missing road was situated. We had a quick look walk through the rainforest loop before heading onto the lookout. By this time it was getting pretty late so we decided to set up camp here after taking some photos.
The road in was very steep and windy and by this stage we were driving into the sun. We passed a few cars driving out of the park and ended up at an information sign which showed us where the missing road was situated. We had a quick look walk through the rainforest loop before heading onto the lookout. By this time it was getting pretty late so we decided to set up camp here after taking some photos.
It was getting chilly and the clouds had started rolling in so I retired to the camper after having some dinner. Overnight the mists came in an a light drizzle started, this was still going in the morning when we woke up. We ended up doing nearly 400 kms during the day.
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