My one complaint about the Ivory’s Rock camping facilities is the almost non-existent phone and internet connection. While the only road through the 1700 acres is winding single lane gravel, this serves to keep vehicles at a slower speed. There are plenty of toilets and showers in either single cubicles or as ensuites with a toilet, shower and hand basin.
The rock dominates the landscape. It is a volcanic plug which appears to be a different shape when⁸ viewed from different locations.
We were part of a group of 60 or so women from as far afield as Harvey Bay down to the Gold Coast. One morning I was walking with a woman from the Sunshine Coast, when we came upon this family of kangaroos.
On Friday morning we drove to Ipswich as I wanted to see the only building in Queensland that was designed by the American architect Walter Burley Griffin. It was an Art Deco style incinerator located in Queen’s Park!
The building has been repurposed as a small theatre. It is securely fenced so the only way to see the inside will be to attend a show. Griffin’s wife, Marion Mahoney Griffin, was also an architect, and they won the competition to design Australia’s federal capital city.
The streets that border Queen’s Park have many well-preserved historic buildings, mostly constructed from timber.
On Sunday we drove to the small scenic rim village of Kalbar. Unfortunately lunchtime dining options were limited, so we shared a serving of nachos at the largest cafe.
The Wiss Bros building houses an ecclectic array of clothing and other goods that are for sale.
We packed up ready to drive home on Monday, but this pair of birds was resting on our two aerials. We drove slowly and they flew off.
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