Tuesday: we left Maleny late in the morning as we were too busy talking to friends to want to leave. But leave we all must.
We were headed to a small town called Tiaro for an overnight free camp with a stop at the Big Pineapple. This no longer looked big to us and was a disappointment as entry to each part of the property was so dear. We pulled into Tiaro too late(4.30pm)to camp by the river and even the stop in town was pretty full but we stayed anyway and were glad we did.
For those not in the know I will try to explain what a free stop in a town is. There is a huge "war" raging between the Caravan Associations and those who would like to free camp. C'van Parks would like to see all free rest/camp stops closed - forcing everyone to use the C'van parks. But little towns like Tiaro have seen the difference it makes.Their town was dying, the butcher, coffee and craft shops etc were going to close due to downturn in trade. They provide 2 spots for free camping with showers and in return travellers stay and spend their money. We try to buy our petrol,food supplies etc or have a meal at the club/pub to boost their economy rather than fill the c'van park owners pockets.Tiaro we were told was a great spot and for 2 days up the road we were told by other travellers to hold off buying our meat till Tiaro as he was a great butcher who smoked his own meats. We were not disappointed we bought our meat, and some crafts, Jess used the internet for school and we moved on. This we have been doing on our free nights which makes up for the cost of c'van parks.
WEDNESDAY we moved on to Bundaberg, arriving early we decided to stay in a c'van park and ditch the trailer(rather than free camp as planned) as Bundy is not really set up for Cars towing. Jessica loved the visit to the Glass Blowers as she had never seen it before and had the German man make a pendant and earings. we also watched the Cooper making casks and toured town.
Have seen alot of banana, pineapple and sugarcane crops.It is harvest season for sugarcane. Will post photos tomorrow!!
Lynne
We were headed to a small town called Tiaro for an overnight free camp with a stop at the Big Pineapple. This no longer looked big to us and was a disappointment as entry to each part of the property was so dear. We pulled into Tiaro too late(4.30pm)to camp by the river and even the stop in town was pretty full but we stayed anyway and were glad we did.
For those not in the know I will try to explain what a free stop in a town is. There is a huge "war" raging between the Caravan Associations and those who would like to free camp. C'van Parks would like to see all free rest/camp stops closed - forcing everyone to use the C'van parks. But little towns like Tiaro have seen the difference it makes.Their town was dying, the butcher, coffee and craft shops etc were going to close due to downturn in trade. They provide 2 spots for free camping with showers and in return travellers stay and spend their money. We try to buy our petrol,food supplies etc or have a meal at the club/pub to boost their economy rather than fill the c'van park owners pockets.Tiaro we were told was a great spot and for 2 days up the road we were told by other travellers to hold off buying our meat till Tiaro as he was a great butcher who smoked his own meats. We were not disappointed we bought our meat, and some crafts, Jess used the internet for school and we moved on. This we have been doing on our free nights which makes up for the cost of c'van parks.
WEDNESDAY we moved on to Bundaberg, arriving early we decided to stay in a c'van park and ditch the trailer(rather than free camp as planned) as Bundy is not really set up for Cars towing. Jessica loved the visit to the Glass Blowers as she had never seen it before and had the German man make a pendant and earings. we also watched the Cooper making casks and toured town.
Have seen alot of banana, pineapple and sugarcane crops.It is harvest season for sugarcane. Will post photos tomorrow!!
Lynne
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