Queen Elizabeth parkrun, Casino and then back to the Sunshine Coast

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Queen Elizabeth parkrun in Casino this morning allowed us to collect a “Q” for a alphabet of parkruns.  It is a lovely course and very friendly volunteers.

 https://www.parkrun.com.au/queenelizabethcasino/

After a shower we headed for home.  Now that we are out of all the smoke, everything we look at seems extra clear; like going from 1980’s TV to HD TV.  We are glad to be home.  Everything smells heavily of smoke and there will be a lot of extra cleaning, airing and washing, but we are safe, and grateful for it.

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Premer to Casino (Snowy Mountains and Canberra Trip)

Friday 3 January 2020 – 281 760

We drove to Tamworth this morning, and had a brief look around the centre of town.  We stopped in Armidale for a picnic lunch.  We have camped for the night at Braemar Park Rest Area, about 25km south of Casino.  The Bruxner Highway to get here was like driving in Tasmania – up or down combined with left or right at all times.  The campground was burnt out about two months ago during forest fires, but the air here is clearer than we have seen in the past four weeks. 

https://directory.fullrangecamping.com.au/item/braemar-park/