.Day
4
-
30/5/07
-
Ipswich
to
Walloon
Bruce's
Report:
After
a
highly
successful
forum
with
outstanding
speakers,
Steve
headed
off
at
2:00PM
on
the
long
walk
to
Toowoomba.
He
completed
about
18
kms
before
bad
light
stopped
play
west
of
Walloon.
Steve's
Report:
"The
forum
today
in
Ipswich
was
terrific.
Dave
Alexander
(KSB
general
manager)
reckons
it
might
just
about
be
the
best
one
he
has
been
to.
Certainly
some
of
the
speakers
were
sensational.
Numbers
were
disappointing
given
the
top
quality
of
speakers
but
hey,
for
those
that
missed
it,
you
are
the
ones
that
missed
out.
Ipswich
City
Council
must
be
congratulated
on
their
efforts.
Thanks
folks,
we
really
appreciated
it.
Ipswich
Mayor,
Paul
Pisasale
was
there
to
farewell
us
on
the
walking
leg.
He
presented
me
with
a
framed
certificate
of
appreciation
which
is
to
go
up
on
our
wall
at
home.
I
can
look
at
it
after
Christmas
but
it
really
means
a
lot
to
me
that
the
city
did
that.
To
tell
the
truth
I
was
busting
to
get
going.
The
Toowoomba
Range
is
a
worry
and
I
am
keen
to
get
there
as
soon
as
I
can
and
test
my
mettle.
So
unfortunately,
I
was
not
thinking
about
making
speeches
and
just
set
off
as
soon
as
I
could.
One
thing
that
must
be
said
about
Ipswich
is
that
that
is
where
the
idea
for
the
trip
came
from.
Paddling
to
work
and
dreaming
of
crazy
ideas
is
not
something
most
people
have
the
opportunity
to
do.
The
river
looks
great
most
of
the
time,
moonless
nights
are
OK
even,
but
it
is
a
lot
better
when
you
can
see.
There
are
some
magnificent
gum
trees
on
the
banks
and
I
do
feel
sad
when
I
picture
them
being
threatened
with
flooding
because
we
humans
are
squandering
energy
that
was
buried
millions
of
years
ago.
When
I
got
to
Thagoona
and
left
the
kayak
on
the
Bentley's
verandah
I
must
say
that
I
was
about
at
the
end
of
what
I
could
cope
with
for
the
day.
A
good
sleep
will
fix
me
up
though
and
it
will
be
back
into
it
with
a
nice
little
tester
over
the
Minden
Range."
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Steve
receives
his
citation
from
the
Major
of
Ipswich
Paul
Pisasale. |
Support
crew
waits
for
a
lone
"road
kayaker". |
The
"goanna",
anxious
to
be
on
its
way,
gives
Steve
a
poke
in
the
bum. |
Images
by
Bruce
Lumb
-
Refer
to
