Gayndah - The Landscape

Gayndah - The Races: The point of it all

So the point of going to the races is to bet on the horses, but since I'm not much of a gambler I decided to try to take some photos instead. Low light and fast-moving beasts do not a great photograph make. Add to that the constant drizzle from above, and I soon retired to the club house *cough* shed *cough* for some hot chips and another alcoholic beverage to dull the senses from the encroaching cold. Hence I didn't come away with anything terribly interesting, but I thought I'd share these semi-ok photos anyway so you can get an idea of the conditions.

Last Weekend - Gayndah

I've been sick all week, so am finally able to catch up on blogging last weekend.
We have a couple of friends who were born and raised in Gayndah, a little country town of about 3000 people, situated approximately 150km North-West of Gympie. Gayndah and its arch rival (seriously) Mundubbera are a citrus-growing region, and every two years Gaynday hosts the Orange Festival, where the population of the town swells to around 10'000!! All the expats who have moved onto bigger cities come back, and bring along their big city friends. For the majority of the weekend there were 10 people staying at our friend's parents' house, and most of the town is the same.
Sadly the weather was rather awful (freezing cold and rain), but the hospitality we enjoyed was wonderful.
I'm breaking my photos up into different events/posts to follow...

Excursion to Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden (not so secret now)

Berrima, Southern Highlands, NSW

A few weeks ago we spent a lovely couple of days in the country town Berrima in New South Wales.

Mooloolaba Triathlon 2011

Some more Noosa pics

Noosa Heads Panorama

We spent last weekend at Noosa Heads for a relaxing weekend. I did a quick stitch on this panorama, will put up some more images this weekend.

Red White & Blue - Sailing on Australia Day

Impressions of Hervey Bay