Sydney to Cairns takes 47 hours nonstop. A log cabin roadhouse outside Gympie provides a rare and welcome treat – actual rest
‘We pull into Noosa with the mountain’s nearby glowing gold and purple, looming like an Aztec temple’.‘We pull into Noosa with the mountain’s nearby glowing gold and purple, looming like an Aztec temple’.Last modified on Thu 30 Jun 2022 18.32 BSThy is it that most bus terminals are designed like concrete intestines? They have a distinctive colon-like appearance, and are tucked into the centre of a city and covered by the skin of a decrepit shopping centre, or simply an ugly wall.
The driver warns us that this will not last: “I have 25 getting on at Airlie Beach.” So the backpackers are back. After Brisbane, it’s still light, which means there’s something to look at out the bus window. This is Leisure country – where Australians go to retire or take a break. It’s nice; the clouds above Maroochydore looking like a doona exploded in perfect white puffs, kite surfers on Marcus beach – for a while keeping pace with the bus – as they are blown along the shore, sunshowers before dusk as we pull into Noosa with the mountain’s nearby glowing gold and purple, looming like an Aztec temple.
I had brought my own dinner. My friend Sarah had biked to the farmers market in Brisbane early that morning – and packed a brown bag full of healthy snacks and fruit for me. But how can it compete with lamb chops and mash? Or fried chicken with gravy and chips, or a full roast dinner?
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