Cobb and Co 9 Mile - 4th to 6th December

This trip is our final trip for 2015 and our annual Christmas camping trip with our extended group of friends to our kids favourite destination Cobb and Co 9 Mile. We were joined by 5 families on this trip and it was great camping together in such a large group. Cobb and Co 9 Mile is a great destination located south of Gympie, the owners Sean and Katherine are very friendly people who welcome you with open arms. Sean is constantly making upgrades to the camp ground and the facilities and there is always plenty for the kids to do which is great as they are kept out of the adults hair…

We camped in our usual spot which allows us to keep an eye on the kids while they play in the playground and use the flying foxes. We spent most of our time relaxing around camp and swimming in the billabong, the kids took advantage of the activities that Sean and Katherine put on each day. On Saturday it was a train ride on Sean’s home-made train and on Sunday morning it was pony rides with Katherine. We absolutely love camping at Cobb and Co and in our opinion it as one of the best if not the best privately run camp grounds in South East Queensland. We look forward to returning some time in 2016.

That wraps up our camping adventures for 2015, we had a great year with 16 trips travelling just over 5,000 km not bad going considering we didn’t camp in January and December is a right off for camping with all the other festivities.  Most of our trips were close to home but we did get away for a week to Illaroo in the Yuraygir National Park in March and another week out at the Blackdown Tablelands in September. We are really looking forward to next year with a massive change to our circumstances…

Trip Distance = 203km
Total distance travelled with camper = 20,404km
Total number of nights in the camper = 140

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