2026-05-22
Second last day of the trip, and we're in travel mode now. Pretty good night's sleep, followed by toast with jam / marmalade for breakfast for a change, mostly because I bought some Finger Lime Marmalade yesterday and wanted to try it. Definitely a winner. We then packed down in an orderley fashion and were away.
A very uneventful trip north, and weirdly once again, most of the traffic was heading the other direction. Three stops along the way, one for morning tea, one for lunch and one for fuel ($1.989/L for PULP98). Fuel economy was pretty good at about 17L/100km sitting on 100kph for most of the trip. Worst section of road was probably the bit between Goondiwindi and Yelarbon - very much a rollercoaster.
After setting up, I wandered down to the Lagoon to check on the birds, and I can confirm, they're still there.
Later at camp, I noticed the sun had set and we had some lovely pastel hues in the sky, so it was obviously time for a camp shot.
Since we'll be home tomorrow, and it was a long day, we decided to venture down to the local pub for dinner. I went with the "fancy" schnitzel topped with bacon, asparagus and hollandaise sauce. It was pretty tasty, and also quite large. Lea had a plain schnitzel (was meant to be a Kiev, but the order went astray) with veg. Her chicken was weirdly very tough.
After returning to camp, I noticed Orion was still visible, so I grabbed the tripod and found Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) again. It's 12 days since I last shot it, and we have a half moon tonight. It was dimmer, and the tail barely visible with my kit.
We had luxurious showers tonight, as the facilities here are nice (and we're parked next to them). For the rest of the trip, we've been using the caravan shower, which necessitates very short showers, turning the water off while you lather lest the shower cubicle fill with water (caravan showers don't drain quickly, at least ours doesn't).
Tomorrow we have a bit over 4 hours of driving, and then we should be home.