Did a round trip through Maleny and Montville, very scenic country side and interesting places to visit.
Maleny is a nice place to visit with plenty of character, we didn't get a chance to llok around earlier in our trip when we visited the Maleny Wood Expo when we got caught in the floods.
Of course with all that rain they get in Queensland everything is lovely and green, something we don't as much at home.
On to Montville, a more "touristy" place but still an interesting place to visit.
Some interesting clocks, a lot of Grandfather clocks, in this shop, some with eye watering prices!
Someone built a beautiful chapel especially for weddings.
The front doors were beautifully decorated with with some exquisite wood carving, here is just one detail.
The end wall of the chapel was all glass and looks out over the valley.
Bit late for our wedding photos though!
A lady took this photo of us and emailed it to us. She asked how long we had been married and responded that her married "bliss" didn't last nearly as long and didn't end well.
Left Mayborough and headed for Kenilworth, just north of Maleny.
Made a slight detour via Bauple as there was a sign on the Bruce Hwy pointing to a market.
Went for a look around Hervey Bay as people keep raving about it and we couldn't see what all the fuss was about when we visited there last time we were up this way.
Well, it must be us, still couldn't see what all the fuss was about!
Went for a walk on the, very long, jetty.
The jetty is currently being refurbished, but still open to the public who can walk right to the end.
Fishing is popular and fish cleaning tables are located at regular intervals.
Didn't see any decent size fish caught, only little tiddlers which were promptly thrown to the pelicans, who were very adept at catching them!
Also spotted a Sea Eagle who was tearing a slightly bigger fish apart, awesome sight!
The Maryborough Show runs over 2 days, Thursday and Friday, and Friday is a public holiday in Maryborough with most shops closed for the day.
Some great advice in the quilting section.
This painting caught my eye in the Art section (retired truck driver perhaps?)
The Woodcraft section was somewhat disappointing, visiting these displays in different areas feels a bit like Groundhog Day.
There was an interesting display of classic cars, with the stand out being a 1963 EH Holden Premier, bucket seats and all.
It was beautifully restored in original colours, no tart ups at all.
A vintage Chevrolet.
A beautiful Austin 7
A few vintage engines on display as well.
.........and some classic military vehicles.
