We spent two and a half weeks in Goondiwindi. The sense of relief for getting into Queensland brought some calm into our life, although we still limited our time out of the motel room (we were still working after all!)
It was a good time to tie up all the things I couldn’t focus on while still at work. And I felt more calm when I found out that Goondiwindi was the most vaccinated town in Australia while we were there – good on them!
Once we were settled we found an airbnb instead of the motel and started to walk along the river in the afternoons (or morning if we were rugged up for the cold). We explored the local takeaways, a Chinese restaurant and a milk bar became our favourites. At night I prepped the car further (improving the roof rack set-up, adding a wind fairing and a small light bar).
Eventually the border was closed, and the nearest bridge barricaded to all traffic. By then we were accustomed to the town and very glad to be there. On our walks it was odd to look over the river into forbidden NSW.
We finished work on Friday the 30th. The car was all packed so that on Saturday we could leave early to start our trip in earnest!
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