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Jandowae – Kingaroy – Nanango – Kilcoy – Mooloolah – Caloundra – Yandina – Gympie – Maryborough – Childers – Bororen – Rockhampton – Byfield – The Caves

Totals: 5,817 kilometres – 331 hours 13 minutes – $7,314

Thursday 21 April

Kingaroy to near Nanango, Queensland

27 kilometres – 1 hour 34 minutes

Heading back towards the coast brought a change in scenery. From flat, dry, brown farmland with occasional fields blackened by fire, I was riding into hilly browny-green bush, views of the Bunya Mountains, and an increasing number of dead kangaroos in various stages of bird-assisted disembowelment.

I’d hit Kingaroy on Wednesday. Like Chinchilla, Kingaroy is also a national food capital, this time of peanuts and navy beans. I investigated the local peanut brittle and salt-and-vinegar peanuts, and felt some twinges in my mouth that reminded me to buy some new toothbrushes, one each for me and Bike. Trailer doesn’t have teeth or a chain, so he made do with a new octopus (“ockie”) strap to keep my gear lashed on tightly.