We started our Easter Friday with a bit of cleaning up. Kirrily took this on board and decided it was time to learn how to use the vacuum. I was more than happy to show her.
Then we did some gardening, again with Kirrily happy to help by use the watering can, watering the concrete and my feet.
In the late afternoon, the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht race was expected to pass Caloundra so we went in to watch this awesome spectical. The boats had their spinikers (spelling?) up heading towards the tip of Bribie Island, then turned and headed east past Caloundra. There were so many boats and just as many spectators viewing along the shore. It was easier to get around having Kirrily and the pram as everyone jumped out of the way.
If you squint REALLY hard, you can see the boats. I mean really squint. OK so they are tiny. click on the picture and it should enlarge. :-)
David had to work on Easter Saturday so that was a boring day. Nothing much happened. However, Sunday morning was met with lots of chocolate bunny's, eggs and a new toy rabbit for Kirrily. She doesn't really like chocolate so we (sorry, the Easter Bunny) bought her a little white rabbit with a balerina dress on. For $5, it's a bargain.
Then Monday....... Mmmmmm.... Monday. Lets just say, never let David read a map - EVER!!!
David was reading the map and said we'd go for a nice drive north (yes he sent me on a wild goose chase) and so we headed north for our 'small' drive. I thought we were heading to Coolum but he had other ideas. We headed north to Gympie which took forever as there were 2 car crashes on the highway which stuffed us up with blocked roads. We got to Gympie after 2 hrs at about 12 o'clock. Stopped to feed Kirrily and then David said "should only be about another 10klm to Kilkivan". So I turned off the road and it was signposted as 46klm. Starting to get the picture about the wild goose chase. :-)
We had lunch which was rather dodgy but still good as I was about to eat the steering wheel. David ordered the delicious sounding 'chicken fillet burger' and i ordered the 'vegie burger'. After about 20mins out came this lady and said "whose havin' the chicken fillet burger". Chicken Fillet!!!! There was no chicken fillet, just a round chicken patty crumbed with 1 piece of tomato and some dead looking lettuce and no sauce. the sauce was optional on your table. Only the best black and gold sauce here. My 'vegie' burger was also smashed up vegies (i think) coated in sesame seeds. Another round patty. It was quite funny really and i gobbled it up laughing that the lady really didn't see the joke about this 'chicken fillet' being round and crumbed. I must find that chicken farm with those strange round chickens.
"should only be about another 40klm to Kingaroy". David said as we hit the road again. So the next signpost I saw said 150klm to Kingaroy. Blimy. Kingaroy is directly west of Maroochydore but to get there you have to go up to Gympie and then around or down to Caboolture and then up. 570klm later, we returned home in the dark. I was knackered. Kirrily was a bit car bound but still had fun on the 'wee wee' which are swings apparently. She's called them that as she goes weeee weee weee weee when she's on them.
So, if you do decided to visit us, don't go to Kingaroy. :-) they are the peanut capital of the Australia and had some delicious sweet corn for 6 for $1 also but it's a bit far for cheep corn and nice peanuts. And when petrol was another 10c a litre than here, why bother really. :-) $1.55 for my premium petrol was a bit expensive. At least we saw some different and sometimes spectacular country.
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