Sunday - Day Twelve - Gundy to Toowoomba

We had Brekkie at Maccas. There might be something to the yellow espresso machines in Queensland because the coffee was better today - and the hotcakes were the hottest (in temperature) that Sooz has ever had. The hashies (hash browns) were hot as well.

First stop for the day was Yelarbon - and painted silos I had wanted to see for some time. When I say 'first stop', that's not counting the four sets of traffic lights at roadworks (or where there will be roadworks during the week) we stopped at along the way. Even in the country we can't get a green wave!

The Silos were magnificent.

We've only driven in to Toowoomba this way once before and it was different from coming up the range. We did end up on the Second Range Crossing (aka Toowoomba Bypass), taking us past the Wellcamp Airport and through a 'back road' into Toowoomba proper.

It was a good decision to go home this way rather than Stanthorpe because we were able to catch up with family for the afternoon before we ended up back in an air-conditioned motel for the late afternoon.

We went out to a takeaway shop we know and like for our dinner and we had timed it so we were there just coming on dark so we could collect our meals and then drive home so we could see the Christmas lights. There were some wonderful displays on the way back to the motel - and because we have been in Toowoomba at Christmas before, we knew where some were - but we were happily surprised by others. The ones near the Toowoomba Aerodrome (not Wellcamp Airport) must look amazing when the smaller planes that can use the aerodrome fly in at night.  Santa must get an amazing view too!