Almost like being at home !

Another sunny start to the day today saw us heading south again, this time heading for a camp site just outside the Lamington National Park.
The journey was only 140km but the first part involved heading through the outskirts of Brisbane. I have never understood people who insist in living in cities where you can’t get from one place to another without constant traffic, traffic lights and constantly changing speed limits combined with traffic signs that mean nothing to anyone trying to get through the city.
This mornings journey met entirely with my expectations of yet another stressful drive through badly signed and badly marked out roads. Brisbane also doesn’t seem to have any form of clearance program so to add to the bad signage much of what signage is actually there is hidden behind vegetation. Don’t get me started on this stupid signs that inform you that it’s a 50 limit unless otherwise posted, what a ludicrous idea that is. Exactly how long after you see a 60 or 80 limit sign does it revert to 50 again ? Seriously Queensland needs to take a long hard look at itself !

The river next to our camp site

I feel better for getting that off my chest and am looking forward no end to tomorrow’s little jaunt through the southern suburbs to the Gold Coast..
When we eventually shook off the suburbs and headed back out into the back roads again the drive became pleasant again. The camp site is in a nice little spot that Is strangely reminiscent of the dales or the Lake District. Having said that I don’t think I’ve spent much time wandering around either in shorts and a t shirt !

The local Lorikeets were very interested in what we were having for tea !

Tomorrow we’re heading east to Coolangatta where we’ll meet up with Celia and Eugene. From there we’ll continue our progress south, not sure how much of that will be on the coast and how much we’ll venture inland, that will depend on the weather I suspect.
For the first time in ages (it seems) we’ve not got decent mobile reception so not enough 3G to upload pics so if I manage to upload this text tonight I’ll have to add the pics tomorrow.