GIRU

In the early hours we were awoken by what seemed to be rain on our roof, but upon going out
to investigate Peter found it was a cane fire very close to the town boundary. Later after
topping up with water etc. we headed up past Ayr to a small town called Giru which is only
5kms off the Bruce Highway and we found a spot in the middle of the township, but is right
next to a cane mill(photo) and looks like it is operating 24 hrs at the moment as the cane 
harvest is in full swing. The mill is a little noisy, but the smell of the molasses or something
takes some getting used to. After we had arrived a chap in a Mazda bus motorhome came to chat 
with us and told us they were from Hervey Bay and also know Bruce & Dianne who were the previous 
owners of "Lucky Pigs", and that Dianne was a bridesmaid at their wedding many years ago!
Digital TV and mobile coverage is good, but Vodafone internet is very poor here.