Brad & Julie's Farm - Then Home Again - Almost!!

On our way North to Bundy we called in to see our friends Brad & Julie Bretag who have a farm near Tiaro just South of Maryborough. The boys had a great time as did Lee and I. Here's Joey & Sam with the very cute...Fudge the dog...

Some of Brad's 'other kids' looking stressed as cattle don't...a nice lifestyle on the farm...peaceful and quiet with good company...

Brad used these cattle yards to separate the cattle when they were sprayed for tics...one of the many jobs involved in looking after a cattle farm...the boys liked it too!!

This calf was having some difficulty getting milk...maybe it's a bit shortsighted??

Any farm would be incomplete without a farm ute...here's a classic Aussie ute. It may need just a little touch up here and there to bring it up to scratch...

Joey & Sam having a drive on Brad's tractor. The boys loved the farm...the hospitality of the generous Bretag family much appreciated by the durnies...

...Well, after 45,000km and seeing many beautiful places and having the pleasure of meeting some great people, we arrive back in Bundaberg. We left in late June 2010 and arrived back mid June 2011.

We're all very grateful for the opportunity and the experiences we've been able to enjoy together...not quite done yet though...the tenants in the house have a couple of weeks left!! Oh well, we'll just have to tough it out at the lovely Bargara Beach Caravan Park...

Tin Can Bay & Rainbow Beach - Cooloola Coast

Leaving the hustle of the Gold Coast we headed north to Brisbane and then to the lovely Cooloola Coast Region just East of Gympie. This shot is of our campsite at Tin Can Bay...

Between Tin Can Bay and Rainbow beach visitors can stop at 'Carlo Sandblow' which is a large are of sand that is slowly heading inland - very similar to Fraser Island which is just off this coast...

Lee, Joey, & Sam at Carlo's Sandblow with Sandy Strait in the background...

Rainbow Beach is viewed looking south along Carlo's Sandblow. The coloured sands found along this beach are why the beach has its name...

Tom, Joey, & Sam had a crack at sand boarding without much success - too wet...Oh well, worth a try...

Back at Tin Can Bay Lee is preparing to feed the local Dolphins - if they are lucky!! Fish without the chips - no thanks!!

Here she is again...feeding the Dolphin this time...all good fun

Not to be outdone by mum, Joey has a go....if you don't look you don't see them bite your fingers...the Dolphins are quite used to being close to people...

Movie World - Gold Coast

Here's Louey, Joey, & Sam at the entrance to Movie World, one of the popular theme parks on Qld's Gold Coast....looking forward to what's inside...

The Princess sneaks a photo with Scooby-Do and his sidekick Shaggy...

 Sam thought the Scooby-Doo Spooky House was pretty cool!

During the Day, we were able to see the stunt drivers do their thing. They performed the stunts to a hold-up theme with the bad guys being chased by the cops....

Joey & Sam up close to the Batmobile...very cool!

A couple of old time favourites - Daffy Duck and Tweety Bird.....no Putty Cat in sight....

It was a tight squeeze, but I managed to get into the Batman suit and say hi to the crowd...

At days end it was a very good day out for the visitors to the Gold Coast!