Disaster Strikes On The Move To Tara Queensland

We have been in the process of moving from Brisbane to Tara, having taken a few car trailer loads of stuff out and we also filled a 9 metre truck, which Sebastian and Stephen drove out a couple of weekends ago.

So we are now down to the last couple of loads - I can't believe how much stuff we have accumlated over the years - and set off this morning with the second to last load.

Eric and Robert came over to help pack the trailer and after a while we were ready to set off.

Val has just had electric brakes added to the trailer and they are a bit erratic in their reaction.

Everything was going fine along the Warrego Highway and as we were going down the hill just past Marburg, the trailer brakes locked up and the Patrol headed across the medium strip towards the oncoming traffic. Suddenly the trailer swung the car around 180 degrees and pulled it across the two lanes, through the wire safety fence and wedged it against the bank..

Cars and trucks rushed by until a young man with P plates pulled up to help. A truckie stopped to say he had called the police but couldn't stop. Another car arrived a young couple, David and a very pregnant Kathleen and their 7 year old son. It turns out that they were the car we were heading towards on the other side of the motorway and they had received quite a turn. They had travelled some miles down the other road, turned around and came back to see that we were okay and if they could help. They also called the police to come and block the road.

Kathleen is due to give birth in 2 weeks to a little girl that they are going to call Claudia. We were so grateful for their concern and assistance. Kathleen went to get some drinks for us while we waited for the tow trucks etc to arrive.

And arrive they did, in force as always. I am so happy that the Government has standarised the fees that can be charged by tow truck operators attending accidents, to a set fee. So it was going to cost $261.50, however we needed two trucks, one for the Patrol and one for the trailer and the final cost was $400.00, many thanks to the tow truck operators.

Sebastian works down the Southside and Jurgon contacted him, so he phoned and arranged to pick us up from Tampara.

We have had a series of mishaps going out to Tara, usually it is tyres that blow.

Thank goodness we have such fantastic family and Stacy and Jurgon have taken us back in until we work out what we are going to do.