Day 70 - Brisbane

Today was a slow start.  For some reason, everyone wanted to chat to us while we were trying to pack up to leave.  A couple we had met in Hervey Bay pulled in next to us yesterday, they were lovely and he just wanted to chat with us some more and show us the washing machine he had just bought for his van.  Then we met the couple parked the other side of us, who had been there since we arrived, but we hadn't really met them properly, anyway, we discovered they too were travelling around Australia with two young children, so we had heaps to talk about, they had been away since March and were nearly home.

Anyway, we got going at about 10am which was just as well, as we had booked in to see a magic show at a medieval castle in Bli Bli, which was on the way to Brisbane.  We thought it looked like an interesting place to visit and as it had a magic show happening as well, so we decided to have a look.

It was very strange to see this castle just on the side of a main street, but a very popular venue given the school holidays as well.  The magic/comedy show was great.  The kids and us got a great laugh out of it and we all walked away thinking, how did he do that????!!!!

We then headed off to Brisbane where we planned to stay with Glen's cousin Charles and his family.  Glen has fond memories growing up with Charles and his brothers, and these days they only seem to catch up at funerals, so he is very excited about spending some time with him and meeting his family.  We arrived at their beautiful 5 acre block just north of Brisbane where they have very kindly offered for us to use their property as a base for our last week and to leave our van here when we go home.  What a lovely place.  Their house is nestled on a hill at the back of the property, the little lane is flanked with Jacarandas and Snowy the horse and the chooks make us feel like we are in the country again .  It is so nice to meet Elizabeth and their two children Darcy and Eva, they all make us feel so welcome.