10 August 2010-OK, back on the road for 3 days. Now about 1000 km south of Cairns, on the Gold Coast of Queensland, at Maryborough. The last three days have been through absolutely beautiful country. I think it could very easily substitute for God's coronation robe (if He ever decided to undergo that ritual). Past beautiful bays and beaches, extensive sugar cane and banana plantations, large rolling paddocks with isolated trees proudly jutting into blue skies, low mountains to west, and east, marvelous and varied forests, old/recent volcanoes with vegetation all the way to their pointed tops. It is all quite enchanting - there are regal, giant, white ghost gums who quietly shout their presence, lording over the lower paper-bark gums in the forests. All very lovely - even in today's rain - and that is suppose to clear tomorrow. We have to deal with traffic! Something very different from the first three weeks. We will continue south around the perimeter, through Brisbane and into New South Wales tomorrow. Still working on the route. Have to get over the holiday mode of Cairns....
Sue is a very happy riding partner, and a delightful companion, as always.