Central Queensland gorges, what marvellous places. In this issue we visit Cania and Carnarvon Gorges. Cania is the smaller and poorer cousin but still a very pleasant place to spend a couple of days.

Carnarvon is well known to just about everybody it seems, and for good reason. The walks are great, the views are great and, for the moment, the campsite is great. Let's hope it reopens.

ANZAC day
This issue spans ANZAC day so I thought I'd spend a little time talking about that. We spent ANZAC day in Baralaba, the town was closed but there were no obvious celebrations or parades.

We did nothing either but I don't feel guilty because there's hardly a day goes by when I don't think how fortunate I am to live in Australia and how it's the sacrifices of people such as our soldiers, sailors, airmen, nurses etc. that make this such a great place to live.

When I was in my teens and twenties all I had to learn was how to add wide wheels to my car, others had to learn how to kill and not be killed.

When the toughest decision I had to make was what night club to take my mates to, others had to decide which valley to take their mates into, knowing that a wrong choice could mean that they didn't come out.

I just can't imagine what it was like and the reason I can't imagine it is because others can.

So thank you to all those who fought to make this country what it is. I am very grateful and, judging by the growing numbers at ANZAC day parades, so is everybody else.

Camping sites
In this issue I introduce another new feature, campsite fact sheets.

This is a feature I plan to continue however I must emphasize that I do not plan to go into competition with the excellent data bases available on the CMCA site or the Camps Australia Wide book produced by Phil Proctor. There's no way I can compete in quantity and I wouldn't want to try, however occasionally we find a gem of a spot and I feel that this venue is a good place to inform people of it. Also I can show photos and maps here, something the aforementioned publications cannot do.

Till next time then, and remember,

don't dream it, be it!