Week Nine
The last leg of the journey! I will publish the final set of answers next week.
Happy New Year!
Welcome, the sign says, comparing the town to an industrial centre of England. I had landed rather roughly in a very prickly field, full of the fruits that are grown hereabouts and that are made into juice by the company that comes “from the mountain”. I am not sure which mountain, but it’s not the one that is about 100km away, pretty much due north. To many people, the town is synonymous with a book whose title refers to the flowering trees that grow here. The author came here as a child and her part was played in a TV series by an actress with an appropriately seasonal name. Two rivers flow nearby and there are plenty of waterfalls, one of which contains more than a dozen all in one go.
It’s the start of a new year today and this time next year – who knows? One thing is certain and that is that this country will have a new President by then. All we can hope for is a peaceful twelve months both here and across this wonderful world.
1. In which town am I?
2. What are the prickly fruits?
3. What is the name of the ‘mountainous’ company?
4. To which mountain was I referring?
5. What is the name of the book?
6. Who wrote the book?
7. Which actress has a ‘seasonal’ name?
8. Which waterfall has more than a dozen in one go?
9. And last of all, how far in total have I travelled, to the nearest 10 km, since I left Brisbane?