Traffic on the Bruce

Well it seems as if I have hit the straps today but there is so much I have decided I want to post and share. So I will commence with this one TRAFFIC What’s traffic nothing but cars and other wheeled objects on the road. These days I spend much of my time driving The Bruce Highway between Caloundra and Maroochydore. At this time of the year it is sheer mayhem. Big double B’s with all 36 wheels thundering along . Have you ever noticed all the shredded tyres on the road and wondered what it is like driving alongside or behind one of those things when a tyre blows? Let me tell you it is somewhat scary. The noise alone is enough to send shivers down your spine then trying to dodge the flying rubber and not hit anything else on the road. To put it simply, it is terrifying when you are in the left hand lane and the truck is in the outer lane and you are hemmed in by traffic. Not an activity I choose to repeat. Decided to drive the other way on New Years Day and drove down to Brisvegas. First time down in 12 months and at least 18 months since driven to the other side of Brisbane. Well the ICB is almost finished and the Clem Tunnel is open , but we decided to avoid that one. Only got misplaced once and had to back track and finally made it over to Sunnybank. The reason for the trip was to go to the Malay corner for the best mukan this side of Pulau Pinang... We did enjoy it played tourist will have to upload some photos. In the meantime the trip to the coast is now chock a block with Campervans, Motor Homes, caravans and lovely young men with surf boards on the roof rack. These youngsters are in such a hurry to get to the coast to ride the waves many pay very little attention to road rules .. Ah well what it is to be young and invincible. Funny I can actually remember back that far when dinosaurs still roamed the earth . Th eother thing is all the changes we have noticed .. All the deforestation and building along the HIghway. We create our own monsters many of us came here from down south the get away from the big cities and the urban sprawl and because of the demand we are creating the environment we sought to escape. A bit like a rat in cage running around in a wheel. The more things change the more we remain the same...