Thursday 17th September There must be some days which have more fairy dust sprinkled over them. This was just such a day. The funny thing is that nothing happened that hasn't happened before, it was just it all unfolded like a beautiful gift wrapped in a wrapping of contentment. Mal made Sue a cup of tea when she awoke like he has done a thousand times before, we had a quiet breakfast with Alison and Bruce - Mal had lit the fire, just a small one to heat...

Wednesday 16th Silence hung an orange curtain to celebrate the coming of the dawn, a butcher bird gave a melodious burst of song, cut short by the crows chant of doom. Then many other birds filled in the spaces and the morning orchestra gave a unique rendition of the Australian bush symphony. Sue snoozed on as the low rays of the sun lit the forest with it's warm glow. We slowly emerged from our respective camping digs and had breakfast. It was going to ...

Well today we are off to Blackdown Tableland. We pack in the extra firewood Bruce has cut, we fill up the water tank and Mal rings Col to discuss the change in our political landscape. They love to chat about such stuff even though they often disagree. Well Mal is late for breakfast and when he arrives there is a Magic Fruit Cake - well on the way North he got the most generous and tasty gift of a fruit cake from his favourite sister. Of course what did Mal ...