Inja or Bust

Well it's just over seven weeks until Ian and I head off for India and the trip of a lifetime. The recent bombings in Mumbai haven't dampened our enthusiasm but it makes you realise what a great place we live in here with only an occasional street mugging. Oh yes, there is the Cronulla riots, the MacQuarie Fields riots and the Redfern riots... seems all the dickheads here want to do is riot which I guess is better than bombs on trains.

Still, if we changed our plans to suit a bunch of morons we would never leave home so we're throwing caution to the wind and pressing ahead ... "Onward Taifur and don't forget the tea and sticky buns old chap! " "Most certainly sahib."

You can catch up on our Inja or Bust blog here --- > Dave and Ian's Indian Adventure

The QEIII Heads North

Saturday 24th June saw me load up the QEIII for a trip to Brisbane and some work with m,y clients. This may be the last trip before India so had a few things to sort out. Also Liz decided to fly up after her 4 nights work and I'd pick her up at Coollangatta on the Wednesday. It would be a nice break for her and we'd spend a few days with Wendy and Nick.

As usual I loaded the QEIII and headed off up the New England. I have a number of spots along the highways which are ideal for an overnight stop and after calling in to see Bill at the Guyra Roadhouse and having a hot coffee I ended up at the Heritage Park rest area just north of Glen Innes.

It was bloody cold during the night and when I woke at 7am the side glass was thick with ice. When I managed to open the slide door this is what I saw...

Clear skies and sub-zero temperatures during the night high up on the Great Divide had resulted in a heavy frost covering the landscape and it looked magical.


The video and digital cameras got a workout and my scenic overnight camping spot meant I caught a cold which lasted the rest of the week.

Very picturesque but you need those woolies!