Thursday, June 5, 2014

Goomeri to St Lawrence - 20 May to 5 June

Quite a few Highway Wanderers made their way to Goomeri for the local Pumpkin Festival.  I spent a week in town, about 6 days more than enough.  The pumpkin roll on Sunday was the highlight.  Surprised to see about 200 stallholders set up around the main street selling all the normal stuff you don't need.
Took the road from Eidsvold via Cracow to Theodore for the first time, at the suggestion of Chook and Deb, as its just about sealed now and the Cracow Pub has to be seen to be believed.  Also a nice spot to overnight.  Watched the State of Origin in the pub and had a good night, shame about the score but a good game and good company.
Went via and stayed a night at Goovigen, Baralaba then on to Bouldercombe arriving at the pub on Sunday and had a nice session with a local folk/rock group in the beer garden, nice.  Into Rockhampton on Monday morning and brought a new camera a WB800f, magic zoom and some other cool features I will need to master.  Stopped at Woolwash Lagoon before heading further north.  Stopped for 2 nights at St Lawrence.

 Fred Brophy's Cracow Hotel

Fred Brophy's Cracow Hotel