Tuesday 13 January 2009

Day Trip

Monday morning Paul rang to say that he had a load to go to Hervey Bay, so we all piled in the truck for the three hour drive north to the coastal town.

The drive up and back was very scenic, and the best bit is that in the truck you get to see so much more because you are much higher then everyone else.




Everything is so green at the moment, we have had a lot of rain the past couple of months.




The boys thought that this tree was really unusual, it really stood out.




We had to go through the town of Maryborough on the way. There are so many really cute Queenslander homes I managed to get some photos of a couple.



And a cute little farm house.

On the way we also go past Aussie World, the pub is based on the pub in the Dad and Dave cartoons.


It was a lovely day out and the best part of all was the fact that we got paid for it, cool hey. Now the next photo I had to put in because I had to keep on asking the boys for my camera back so that I could take some photos, they were busy taking photos of trucks as they went by. This one turn out pretty good.



Now I have been tagged by Deb @ Posted from Home to do a meme. The directions are - Open a photo folder or document, choose the 5th folder and then the 5th photo in that folder. Do a post with a description of the photo. Tag 5 friends to do the Meme.

The 5th folder that I opened was from our most recent trip to Australia Zoo. This is a must see for anyone the zoo is so beautiful, I have seen the zoo grow over the past 25 years and the changes are amazing. We are lucky that we only live 45 minutes away and we try to get there at least once every two years. Steve's spirit is truly alive and well there. So anyway this was the 5th photo from that folder.


Cute hey. For this meme I tag - Kris @ Tag along Teddies
My next post will be my 50th and also the OWWH giveaway not to mention that the 9th January was my 1 year blog anniversary. So until then I hope that everyone has a lovely week.


Cheers,



15 comments:

Unknown said...

I LOVE Koala Bears!! You are so lucky to have them. I saw them at Bush Gardens in Florida.

I am so jealous of these gorgeous pictures!! I could look at them all day. Such gorgeous greenery. It is snowing like mad here now. I am glad you enjoyed your day!

Hugs,
Amy

roseroomnz.com said...

I adore Queenslanders, my fave house style! Rachaelxo

Shari from Big Yellow Farmhouse said...

Oh my, you live in such a beautiful place. Thanks for letting us share in your trip! What a darling koala!! I'd love to see one of these in person.

Paint Me White said...

HI Linda, don't you just love the homes in Maryborough? Where abouts in Qld do you live?
Yes i did paint those bedsides on my blog and I just sold them today.
Sandy

bluemuf said...

Linda, what a lovely road trip. The tree is so unique and the rest of the pictures are so nice.

I love your picture from the zoo, what a little cutie.

Thank you for stopping by,

Karen

Gail McCormack said...

Thanks for the tour Linda, sounds like an enjoyable day was had by all. It's fantastic your business is going along well

I'd love to visit the Australia Zoo oneday.

A Romantic Porch said...

That Koala bear is so so cute. I love the cottage pictures too. Thank you for visiting me so faithfully across this past year and leaving me such sweet comments. xo rachel

Vicki said...

Hi Linda,
thanks for stopping by my blog.
I'm so sorry you didn't get to come into our shop... i will post pics asap... I love the photos you took... esp the tree... you have a great eye!
hoe you have a fantabulous weekend
*hugs*
Vic xx

Amy said...

Hi Linda,
How wonderful to see a little of the countryside in your beautiful country. It is just so gorgeous and green! We have a lot of snow here right now, so it was so nice to see the green mountains and trees.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. Please feel free to stop by again any time! Amy :)

Unknown said...

You live in a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing the photos.

Islandgirl said...

Love the pictures our links on OWOH are no longer crossed.. I did email her and it was fixed instantly!

Lynne (islandgirl)

Anonymous said...

Wow, I love the photos from your drive, thanks for sharing them. I'm realizing that no matter where you are on this beautiful planet, people can have so much in common. Love the Elvis pic too!

Thanks for entering OWOH so that I could find you!

Kim Dellow said...

Oh fabby pictures. Kim

Louise said...

Congratulations on your year of blogging and 50 posts. You went on a great trip and discovered lots of great scenery, and the houses are so unique. I just love koalas, I smile at how much time they seem to spend asleep! I was lucky enough to see some for real myself last year when we visited Kangaroo Island. The memory of seeing them in their habitat is one I will never forget. x

Anonymous said...

Your pictures are breathtaking. Lovely blog. THank you for having me.