The lovely Miss Myra has flown away home. We drove her up to Hervey Bay, where we returned the rental car. We had a nice breakfast before sending her off to the airport with someone from the car rental agency. Deborah and I then spent a couple of hours walking around Hervey Bay, including the long bayside path and the small botanical garden. Hervey Bay is noted as a base for trips to Fraser Island (although we did ours via Rainbow Beach) and also as a base for whale watching (not currently in season). After our wanderings we caught a bus back to Maryborough where Kaz’s daughter Julie picked us up and drove us the rest of the way back to Cooloola Cove. Now the house feels a bit strange. We had got rather used to having Myra around. Her 12 days with us went far too fast. Sadder still, in all that time she didn’t see a single kangaroo.
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Deborah and Blake at Hervey Bay_
The local postman.
A typical queenslander house.
The botanical garden.
Passing "motorists" stop for a chat. (Hervey Bay is a popular retirement community).
A monitor lizard.
Resident at the botanical garden's Orchid House. 
Sorry, Lisa - more flower pictures.
Bye Bye, Myra.