Bangers by the Burrum

In my rush to finish Episode Two, I forgot to mention several things.  First, the Tinana Lifeline has non-sexist children's clothes.  They are not divided into "boys" and "girls". That made things much simpler for this Grandma who often finds clothes for her granddaughter in the "boys" section.  As well, Jan's staff card from the Cooroy shop earned her a 30% discount (this doesn't work all over Queensland).

I also forgot to mention that Maryborough Vinnies had the largest and best organised kitchenware section I have ever seen in any oppy.  This photo only shows half of it.  They didn't have an egg beater, though.  And don't go looking for Le Bric a Brac in Adelaide street opposite Lifeline (which I completely forget to mention).  It apparently closed in August 2019.  Someone should tell the internet.

Anyway, back onto the road, where we headed north again and into rural Torbanlea.  Jo had booked, through Airbnb, a cottage by the Burrum River, and it was delightful.  We were met by curious goats at the fence, and we realised why when we found the goat food in a cupboard.  Jan braved the goat feeding first, then me, but Jo stayed right out of it. Things got a bit rough when the biggest goat tried to assert
his dominance, and Molly, the owner's dog, got in for her share too.

Next we spotted black-faced sheep, including lambs, one of which was less than a week old.  There was lots of bird life, and we could see the river peeping through the trees.  There were kayaks available, but we didn't have the energy, so once we had lugged the first day's haul inside, we settled down to booze and cheese on the deck. 

Jo had offered us the choice of self-catering or the nearby Howard pub for dinner, and it was lucky we chose the former, because the property owner informed us that the pub is closed on Monday nights.  We decided that we would each cook for one night and have dinner at the pub on our last night.  Jo's Torbanlea menu was sausages and veg, followed by 70s quiz questions from a book she had bought during the day.  Example: At what airport were 26 people killed in a terrorist attack in 1972?

In the morning, I woke to glorious bird song, and tippied-toed out early for a walk down by the river. I was worried I might be bowled over by goats, but there was no sign of them.  The river was calm and beautiful and I did not fall in. I came back up to the cottage to find rainbow lorikeets at the bird feeder, a doggy grave (Cassie, presumably Molly's predecessor) under a tree and a hopeful kookaburra.

The others were now awake, so we had breakfast and were on the move again at 8.50, first stop Howard.

For the record, the answer to the quiz question was Tel Aviv. I said Entebbe which was a couple of years later.  I had completely forgotten the Lod Airport attack and had to look it up.