Floods, Brumby and lots of Mullet!

March 4 - March 13:   We left Murgon (after a big brekkie) and drove via Kilkivan and Gympie with the rain.  We set up our first camp at Inskip Pt (I found a small abandoned esky, Danny helped a bloke and his dog, Salty restart his battery and we had a bit of a rough nights sleep listening to the heavy rain.  The caravan nearby awoke to a moat and Indigo awoke to a strange creature:  the Brumby.
  
For the next few days:  Danny fished with his cast net, I did some curtain maintainence and we discovered that our 12 volt cigarette sockets weren't charging our phones.  No worries, there was plenty of people to chat to including Bev and Bert and a dog named Sue.  Keith had to go into the RACQ workshop and get a clamp on his fuel line ( it was leaking every time we filled up), so B & B took us to nearby Tin Can Bay for a looksee.  Indigo enjoyed herself too, spooning Sue (actually a male Coolie x Cattle) in the back!                                                                        

Next the water pump decided not to turn itself off anymore.  Danny had a look at it, but the seal is stuffed and we just have to turn it on and off when we need to use the sink or shower.  At our new camp spot, we met Gibbo and Jenny who were very friendly and informative  (everyone seems to be that we have met) and they kindly charged our phones.

Then a curious vehicle turned up next to our 2nd camp site (below) and we made friends with Dave.

I found a sunshade at the bins and it only needed a bit of fixing with a screwdriver - perfect day bed for Indigo.  Over the 10 days, Danny caught lots of Mullet, a thread fin Salmon (most salubrious) and some whiting.  Dave gave us some great tips about the wind (he is a wind glider in training) and Keith got diagnosed with wheel /steering trouble (there is a more technical term that I can't remember, but it involved getting some parts sent to Gympie and then the work done on Wednesday 14 before we left Rainbow Beach.

What a great place to relax and get into a slower gear for our ongoing Adventures!