Another group of visitors are returning home after enjoying my hospitality and what a great group of happy campers they were. The early birds were up and away but those still around when the camera arrived were more than happy to pose for a farewell shot.
The group was celebrating fifty years as a group and were on their 26th Extended Outing. They came to the Boyne Valley with tour leader Brian who had lived in the valley as a boy and attended school at Littlemore West State School. All they were able to see to mark the site of the school were the posts of the school swing and two trees that lined the footpath to the school. When the school had been closed Brian had to ride his push bike to Ubobo, a distance of almost six miles... But I digress.
As the last tents came down and were packed away...
What was being discussed I wonder? Was it the good birding sites that had been found or the plant samples gathered from Cluden Scrub and taken back to the herbarium for identification. Maybe it was the bush walk along Norton Creek that created visions of the area during the 1890s when Norton was a thriving gold mine or the trips into the Kroombit Tops and Bulburin National Parks. They'd created their own stories to be recalled on future outings. Perhaps they were still questioning how one person could be unlucky enough to get three flat tyres in one excursion? Or was it just what lay ahead on the journey home? It could have been their canoeing experience on Lake Awoonga.
Whatever... Noosa Parks Association has been added to my list of favoured travellers and I wish them all a safe journey onwards.
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