Gympie

 We had a great campspot outside of  Gympie beside the Matilda Roadhouse.  Quiet and out of the way,  2 lovely ponds full of ducks, heaps of vans pulled in.  Sunset was sensational, but I didnt get down to the lake to photo it.  The roadhouse has a  separate 24 hr. food court, a laundromat, toilets, showers, info centre, a newsagents,a grocery store an ice creamery and of course cheap fuel.   We saw a bit of Gympie, beautiful parks, lakes and fountains, lots of old historic buildings but we were mostly concerned with the ongoing battery issues to do the touristy thing.   Today, Monday we got up early headed into town, found a specialist and after two hours on the job, our problems are now solved.  No major drama just a charging problem.    The guy charged us $50 for his work, which was fantastic.   Pictured are an old hotel and the railway station.   We took these as we did a trial to locate the battery shop on Sunday afternoon.   Thank god we did, two doors from our destination we came across a very old low rail bridge.   We would never have gotten under it and Monday morning peak hour traffic chao swould have resulted, as we would have had to take the car off its tow, then reverse both car and bus out whilst holding up a lot of cars and trucks.      Bus fixed by 10.30,  breakfast by the lake, grocery shopping, and we headed out of town.    Next stop Torbanlea Racecourse for a couple of days. Its halfway between Maryborough and Hervey Bay where we are meeting up with good friends Robin and Graeme who live at Hervey Bay.     They visited us in Melb. earlier this yea