I came across this huge spider and had to take its picture. It was the size of the palm of my hand! YIPES!

Journal and photo by Nancy Olson

I got up at 0730, and Gabbi left at 0830 to go to work in Bundaberg. Luckily, Ajay and I will be able to meet her at the cheap Indian buffet in town for lunch. Cool!

I got a lot of work done on the Internet while Ajay worked on the ute all morning. He had to fix the brakes and the clutch.

Finally, at about 1300, we were ready to go. We would probably miss the Indian buffet and Gabbi, unfortunately. We pulled into town right at 1400 and went into the restaurant with the buffet. We asked if Gabbi had been there, and she had not. Well, at least we hadn't made her wait! We went ahead and ate lunch, and then we headed to the bike shop.

The shope wouldn't have it ready until after 1700, so we killed time by driving to a marina nearby. We also scoped out a place for me to camp near a turtle hatchery on the beach.

Finally, we picked up my bike and then headed to nearby Bargara. It's a cute, new town on the ocean, and I suspect it will be like any of the nice Southern California cities in 10 or 20 years.

I had a deadline to meet, and I needed an Internet cafe. The one cafe in town was closed for the night, but the nice lady inside let me in when I showed her the most dejected and sad face I could muster. Whew! I had an e-mail to send to our Drive Around the World journal subscribers, and I had to get it out that day!

After the Internet, Ajay and I went to the pub across the street to eat. We shared an amazing seafood platter and sat and talked for an hour or so. Finally, after delaying goodbyes for as long as was possible, Ajay dropped me off at my campground, where I was bitten by no fewer than 23 gigantic mosquitoes.

Mileage: 0
Weather: Perfect
Final Location: Bundaberg

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