Glastonbury, Brooyar State Forest - 15th and 16th August
We left a little later than usual for this trip as I had to install the new deep cycle batteries into the camper and collect some fire wood. We hit the road shortly after 9 am and made our way north on the Bruce Highway. It wasn't long before we were turning left in Gympie to head out to the Brooyar State forest. Access to the camp ground is via a dirt road that's in good condition.
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/brooyar/camping.html
When we arrived we found Bron, Steve and Alana who had arrived a little earlier and set about setting up camp. We spent most of the day relaxing in camp, after lunch Steve and I took the kids for a bush bash through the scrub to climb a little escarpment that we could see from camp. It was a good way to burn off some of the kids energy and the views from the top looking over the valley and camp ground were fantastic.
Late in the arvo we got the fire going so we could cook our casserole dinner and settled in for the evening with a few drinks. After dinner we listened to the Bledisloe Cup on the radio, its never fun listening to the Wallabies getting flogged especially when in the company of a Kiwi...
Sunday morning came all too soon, we had breakfast and slowly packed up camp. Before heading home we left the campers in the camp ground and drove up to the Point Pure Lookout and abseiling and rock climbing site, the views from the top were spectacular. We found a track that took us to the base of the cliffs and had a good look around, it was a pity there were no climbers to watch. When then collected the campers and set off back to home.
Trip Distance = 268km
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/brooyar/camping.html
When we arrived we found Bron, Steve and Alana who had arrived a little earlier and set about setting up camp. We spent most of the day relaxing in camp, after lunch Steve and I took the kids for a bush bash through the scrub to climb a little escarpment that we could see from camp. It was a good way to burn off some of the kids energy and the views from the top looking over the valley and camp ground were fantastic.
Late in the arvo we got the fire going so we could cook our casserole dinner and settled in for the evening with a few drinks. After dinner we listened to the Bledisloe Cup on the radio, its never fun listening to the Wallabies getting flogged especially when in the company of a Kiwi...
Sunday morning came all too soon, we had breakfast and slowly packed up camp. Before heading home we left the campers in the camp ground and drove up to the Point Pure Lookout and abseiling and rock climbing site, the views from the top were spectacular. We found a track that took us to the base of the cliffs and had a good look around, it was a pity there were no climbers to watch. When then collected the campers and set off back to home.
Trip Distance = 268km
Total distance travelled with camper = 17,860km
Total number of nights in the camper = 127
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