Miva change of plan

Saturday 3rd Feb 2018


     From a wet couple of days at Caboolture. we have decided to pack up the van (yes packing up while raining) and travel  along the Old Bruce Highway to Miva, which is north-west of Gympie.

    The road we have to take to get to Miva is a dirt road or as the sign says unsealed. We start off on a dirt/ unsealed road only to discover that they have sealed the remaining section to Miva. 

     Along the way the scenery changed several times, from open flat country farms to rather thick vegetation of either gum-trees or pine trees, one moment we are traveling past hills covered in large rocks to turn the next corner to be back amongst the open country farms. There are several narrow bridges to cross and you have to keep and eye out for cattle as you are driving through unfenced property.  (this is my job as I am the navigator)

      However our plan of staying at Dickabram Bridge Rest Area Miva changed when we arrive to find that the area was rather wet(as it had been raining all day) and nowhere dry to park the van. Dickabram bridge is the oldest road and rail crossing left in Qld.
    Another disappointment was that the Bridge was under reconstruction by council and we could not get any photos. Never mind, we did find the Dickabram cemetery where we stopped and photographed  the small cemetery  again dodging the rain drops. 

 Miva is a small rest area next to the impressively historic Dickabram Bridge. It has a lovely panaramic view which crosses the Mary River.
.

 
    *Our change of plans was that we drive to Biggenden and stay there a few nights.