After a week of sitting on the banks of Myall Creek in Dalby (and making friends with the local water dragon) we hit the road again for a short drive down to Allora. Allora has stretched its history to include the one time childhood home of P. L. Travers (born Helen Lyndon Goff), the author of the Mary Poppins books. Her father was the manager of a local stock firm for a short time during her infancy.
Todays trip was only 150 kms but we have done roughly 8200 kms so far. We went for a stroll through the main street of Allora, which is a pretty little town between Toowoomba and Warwick, hit the local shops to repay the favour of allowing us to freecamp overnight at the local park. We got in early which turned out to be a good thing as the park rapidly filled while we were up the street with half a dozen or more caravans.
BORN HELEN LYNDON GOFF 1899 – 1996
AUTHOR OF THE MARY POPPINS BOOKS SPENT SOME OF HER FORMATIVE YEARS IN ALLORA”