Brisbane & Toowoomba

Aspen - Denver - LA - Brisbane . Managed to get earlier D to LA and therefore give myself time to negotiate out of having to fly LA - Auckland - Melbourne - Brisbane !
Success with only $50 surplus. Saved 12 hours of travelling time .

Rod and Jen were at B airport to meet me . Meant 5.30 am start for them from T'woomba. They took me straight to their good friends Pete and Emma who have beautiful appt right on the Brisbane river - see pic. And what a breakfast they laid on for us - on patio with the great views over the river . Masses of wonderful fresh fruit - melon , pawpaw, pineapple , custard apple and much else . Delicious . All followed by smoked salmon and scrambled eggs and English muffin. What wonderful hosts.

Then to T'woomba via Needham St , Fig Tree Pocket, where Bob and Betty had their house, Wembury, which disappeared under the B River in 1974 floods. Very nostalgic.

Lovely stay with Rod and Jen in T'woomba. Tibouchina trees - see pic - magnificent . R & J in top form and about to set off for European tour - and then Aspen in 2012 hopefully . Goodness they looked after me well . Thank you very much. T'woomba recovered well from the devastating floods. Hard to believe now.

After yet another fabulous fruit and eggs & bacon breakfast , bus to B and flight - see pic - direct to Cunnamulla and 3 hour drive with Neets ( see last pic ) to Charlotte Plains.