South Western Qld – Winter 2018 – Day 1 – Miles and Miles to Miles

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Off again  – this time west on a partially planned trip. Mount Beerwah from the Beerwah-Woodford Road.

Battle of the mascots on the D’Aguilar Highway – Kilcoy has the Yowie while further up the road, Moore has the Firefighter with a keen sense of smell. Tourism win all round.

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Magnificent bottle tree outside Cooyar

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It was nice to see a little bit of the Sunshine Coast in Dalby – note the name on the meter. Recycling award of the day. We parked 10 more metres away and it was free.

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After the cotton harvest on the black soil plains outside Dalby.

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Lake Broadwater is a natural lake on the Darling Downs.

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Eastern grey kangaroos in abundance,

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After Infinity Wars, Groot was reincarnated as a cactus!

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Huge flocks of corellas lined the trees at the edge of the lake.

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Did I mention they were noisy?

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Corellas against the dark sky

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Reflections on Lake Broadwater

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White necked heron looking elegant.

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And Dalby wins the battle of the mascots with this creation at a steel shop.

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Hay bales near Chinchilla

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Excellent evening meal at the Hotel Australia at Miles – our stop for the night.


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