Briefly from Nambour

We are at our friend's mum's house at Nambour, only briefly until Sunday when we will head to Worrim Van Park for 1 night.
We left Peachester yesterday around 1130, once Jo arrived home, updates on her amazing trip to Nepal, she kindly brought us some lovely momentos and a bottle of NZ Pinot Noir with the hello's,  & goodbyes over, pats and farewells to the pets and we were on our way. The blog will now be updated once we are at Banksia Beach.
Below photos are the last one with Nala and Bean:

 

 

Coming To An End Here

We leave Peachester next Tuesday and head back to my friends mum's vacant house at Nambour for 5nights. The house has not been sold and we were asked would we like to go back and stay again we took up the offer. We leave Magpie Street on Sunday the 29th and will take Poppy the caravan back down to Worrim Caravan Park for 1 night. On the Monday 30th we take the Banksia Beach homeowners to the airport and then do their house sit for 3mths. (they have asked us if we would like to do the 5mths for them next year - of course we said yes, this will be our last house sit, as it's time to settle down)  Our little van will be in storage at Worrim where it has been before. Below photo is the house at Nambour.

Below House is the Banksia Beach House.

Below House Is Our Christmas/New Year Housesit

The above house belongs to a NZ family who are heading back to Nelson for Christmas/New Year. It is a new home with all mod cons,aircon,pool etc so we will be comfortable.

Misc Photos

These are the Banksia flowers that the large Black Cockatoos are feeding on.

 

Mother's Day Flowers

Lovely Torty Miss Bean

More Peachester Photos

 

 

Laughing Kookaburra

 

 

Peachester House Surrounded by Blackbutts

 

We have found out that the massive trees in the backyard are called "Blackbutts". Blackbutt is one of the highest value timbers and is predominantly grown in the north coast of NSW, called the Northern Region. It is also common in coastal forests, from southern Queensland to southern NSW. Plantations are established in Australia and many overseas countries.A tall tree of up to 40 metres or more in height, with a long straight cylindrical trunk. It can measure up to 3 metres in diameter.Blackbutt gets its name from the rough bark at the tree base which is usually charred black from past bush fires. Blackbutt is 'half bark, which means it has rough, fibrous bark on the lower trunk with the upper trunk and branches normally being smooth and whitish to yellow in colour. The bark sheds away in strips in the upper part of the trunk, leaving smooth branches, often wtih insect 'scribbles' on the bark.his is a native hardwood. The timber is light brown or yellowish. The grain is usually straight with gum veins present. It may stain well, but is a poor surface for paint and the mature wood may cause problems when gluing.The wood is hard and strong and is the major timber used for all kinds of building construction work, including rafters and battens. It is also used for flooring, weatherboards, bridge planks, railway sleepers and pulp. When treated with a preservative it is used for posts and poles. It is highly sought after for use in making paper, particularly fine writing and printing paper. In addition, the leaves are eaten by koalas.

Beerwah Sports Ground

Popped down to Beerwah Sports Ground the other day to check out the camping facilites there. Had been told you can camp there for 4-5nights, for $20 includes power,water and ablutions, we thought it could be handy if we have any short gaps between house sits. Met the on site manager Des, advised that he was very low key, that the area was very quiet. We took Nala the dog for a walk while we were there she loved it. We will be adding this spot to our list for any short stays in between house sits, it is very close walking distance to the Beerwah shopping village where there is a Woolworths,Aldi and Super IGA, it is also very close to the train station where you can get the train into Brisbane and further. Great location.

 

 

 

 

In The Garden At Peachester

Had a visit this afternoon in the garden from the rather large Black Cockatoo, it was feeding on the Banksia flowers, crunching the seeds from the flower heads. I had to sneak up the back hiding behind the trees so I could get close enough to get some photos. There are also some King Parrots flying around and feeding however it has been real hard to get any good photos, only managed to get these shots of a female.

 

 

Below photo - Female King Parrot