With my own transport, courtesy of Ian's most comfortable Audi, I drove from Brisbane to Toowoomba and straight to Rod's house at 5 Myers Street. Rod, now aged 90, was marvelous to Mary and me the year we were married in 1974 ( crucially giving me career advice that probably changed our lives ) when we had 6 months in Queensland, and we have remained chums ever since.
The original idea had been for me to drive Rod out west via Miles ( Ann & Ted ) to Cunnamulla to see Robyn and Charlotte Plains. Rod, months ago, sensibly suggested we fly instead and that's what we did. The days at CP were very special, not just that it enabled the two of us to have time together, but to revel in the spectacular hospitality that Robyn showed us on her 75,000 acre sheep station.
The following are pics of the Toowoomba leg including a few of my visits to Cammo & Carmen, and to Binnie who both live in the suburbs of Toowoomba, and a climb up Tabletop Mtn, Toowoomba all of which occurred after the Charlotte Plains trip.
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| Rod & Jen at the table so beautifully and thoughtfully laid for the little dinner party that night |
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| The dinner party with Hugh ( Rod's son ), Trish & Lee and their 3 delightful children. So, Rod's son, granddaughter and husband and his 3 great grandchildren Izzie, Lachlan, and Abbey. Izzie is learning to drive and drove us back from Toowoomba airport ! |
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| 55 Margaret Street, the home of RRR and Betty who welcomed me here to Queensland at aged 18 in 1965. I played my first game of bridge here starting a lifetime of pleasure in that game! |
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| Cammo |
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| Ted (Ann's husband) and his daughter Alice |
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| Georgie and Ann ( Chookie ) |
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| Georgie threw a lunch party for me. l to r - Chookie, Alice, Georgie, Cammo & Ted |
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| Tabletop Mtn , Toowoomba |
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| Cammo & Carmen and their family , Mattie, Sophie and Leonie plus Izzie ( beneath Cammo ) who was over playing with her cousins. |
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| Robyn, Binnie and James |
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| Rod after saying our 'au revoirs" |
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