Not the Best Start - Things Break - Week 1

Our car fridge was the first thing to go. (It is 14 years old) and it is sitting in a 37 degree car, but it just cant keep cool.

The second breakage was our own fault. We failed to notice the front window shield was open when leaving camp, and it wasn't till much later down the track that we pulled over to see the guard was flipped upright against the van (Suppose we were lucky it hadn't pulled completely away from the van).  As such we have maneuvered it to stay closed against the window to protect it, but we are unable to open either the shield or the front window for fear of doing further damage.

The next injury was to the awning, hoping this one is warranty as we think the inner spring has given way. The awning will not extend beyond a couple of inches, we don't want to force it too much for fear of breaking it right off or unable to contain it for travel. No matter where we go at this time of year we need shade, and that awning was all we had.

It is so disappointing but being Christmas many repairers are closing for holidays, making it nigh  impossible just to get someone to look at the damage.

Our time away hasn't all been bad, found a few nice camp spots along the way.

After leaving Fletcher's Creek we just did a one nighter at a free camp out the back of a roadhouse in Clermont, not the prettiest of camps but comfortable enough for an over-nighter.

We had a gravel pit ear marked for the next night but not sure if we missed it, or it doesn't exist any more but unable to locate that one, even with the GPS co-ordinates, found a section off the road further down and pulled off there. Really pretty spot next to Carnarvon N.P. and with a cow bellowing in the morning and answering cows echoing in the distance it was a bit like waking up in Jurassic Park.

From here we travelled to Warra, for a neat little donation camp next to a river (no water). A bit disappointed at this time with all the damage we had done, this would have been a really pretty "tiny" town to look around if we were in the mood to look at it all.

Warra RV Rest Stop

Another free camp beside Logan River before heading into Brisbane, and Sunday arrived at the Beenleigh Showgrounds for our Brisbane stint and hopefully sorting out the repairs and warranty claim.

My morning view at the Tully Memorial Park (Logan River)

With Cyclone Jasper bearing down on Cairns, and the media hype attached to it down here in Brisbane just makes us more anxious.