WEDNESDAY 6TH MARCH - GOONDAWINDI QLD/NSW BORDER

Woke to a beautiful blue sky morning & on the road by 8.15.  The morning chorus of cockatoos, galahs & choughs had woken us early anyway, and when you are in a roadside area there is nothing to linger for.  Long straight roads are the order of the day with paddocks of stubble of some crop or other.   There is still water up to the sides of the road in places but nothing to worry us thank goodness.  By 9am we arrive at the large town of Goondawindi which is the bordertown between Queensland & NSW.  It's a lovely town with big wide roads as are so many of these old heritage ones.  Here we have to adjust our clocks by an hour.  As on our last visit we smile at the amusing names of both places & things, like 'The Wobbly Boot Hotel' in the very small village of Boggabilla.  The driving is very good over here & it's easy to see why when you see signs informing you of fines of up to $1380 & loss of licence for speeding.  Traffic is now mostly big rigs (or road trains), fortunately going in the opposing direction, but we did get a call on the CB radio from one truckie going our way, just telling us he was there & would pass us when there was a gap - very polite.  Stu has begun his Aussie handwave again to caravans coming towards us though it's not so prevalent as when we travelled up through Northern Territory etc last time.  No where so many caravans either at this point.    Lots of sunflowers roadside just before Moree where we stop for lunch where it is 32deg.