Day 7 – Toowoomba, Dalby, Jimbour Homestead, Kingaroy

Another chilly start to the day this morning but at least the wind had died down so it warmed up nicely as the day progressed. It was a ‘move on’ day so we packed up in our now time honoured tradition – we are a well oiled machine. We also decided we couldn’t leave Toowoomba without checking out Toowoomba Botanic Gardens at Queens Park. They were stunning, even though it’s not really a great time of the year for gardens. Gaz and I had a stroll around for a while and then we hit the road for Dalby. I should also say we loved our accommodation at Toowoomba – I voted it best shower and best Wifi so far.

Being Mothers’ Day, we got to speak to my Mum, the kids, and grandkids which was really good. At Dalby we met up with Kev and Maz and strolled through a park there where I dropped a couple more painted rocks. Speaking of rocks, I have now had two posts where people have found my rocks and posted that on the NSW Rocks Facebook page. Good to see they are being enjoyed. We had a coffee in the Main Street, went for another stroll around town where we did some shopping, and then back in the car to head for Jimbour Homestead, about half an hour away.

Jimbour Homestead was fabulous. It is an historic home built in the 1870s with beautiful surrounding gardens, the gardens being open to the public. We took a picnic lunch and spent a lovely hour or two wandering around the grounds enjoying the beauty of the area and learning a bit about the history of the place. They also apparently have large events and concerts there. All in all a great spot to break the trip.

Our last little leg of about an hour to Kingaroy was uneventful, well, after we wove our way through a huge mob of cattle that were wandering the road. Our cabin is very comfortable, a bit bigger than the others have been and Maz anointed it with her own special Japanese Tea Ceremony, courtesy of the new tea set she received from Jordan this morning for Mother’s Day. We bought our dinner from the Supa IGA in town – it was a bit disappointing really but we were all a bit tired tonight and no one could be bothered to cook. We did try some flavoured Kingaroy peanuts that were pretty cool. An early night tonight.