Ipswich, Queensland

For something to do today we drove to Ipswich, which is about a half hour drive south-west of Brisbane.

All there is to say really is that there isn't much there.

The mystery car-starting shennanigans suffered by Nicole - the source of much frustration - were solved today with the realisation that the clutch must be fully depressed when engaging the ignition. Oh, the relief.

On the way back from Ipswich we took the scenic route and drove up to Lake Manchester which was very scenic. The roads gave way to gravel tracks after a while and lead up into the mountains through dense forest. If there's a difference - well two differences - between the countryside here and back in good old Suffolk, it's the forestation which is dense and widespread, and the mountainousnessness.