23 June 2026
23 Jun 2026 Back on the road again today and a 7:30 am start to the day. Today is driving from Gympie to Goondiwindi for the night, via Kilkivan, Nanango, Cooyar, Oakey, Texas and Yelarbon. Basically, another long 565-kilometre day and a whole lot of hours. The days take a bit longer too, as you will usually end up having a chat to someone about the car no matter where you park, which is always good. I stopped at Nanango for a quick visit to the bakery and some fuel. I then stopped at Cooyar for a break and to eat the bakery items from Nanango. Had a conversation with a fella at the park about the car and his Citroen DS he has in the garage to do up, very interesting. Kilkivan The route through Oakey to Texas I have done before in the car, though I did use GPS at one stage, and goodness knows where it took me, but I sure hadn't been that way before. Mind, all the road surface was very new and smooth, which made a nice change. I stopped in Texas to get some fuel, 315 kilometr...
