On the road again

We found out last night that the Bruce highway at Gympie was re-opened... but to make reasonable time we'd have to beat the Brisbane traffic. Peak hour starts at 6:30am, and we were a little over two hours away! A departure before 4am was in order. It was sucky, for sure but we got away about 3:30 Queensland time.
But now we're north of Gympie and less than 2 hours from our destination today. Traffic through Brisbane at 5am is a breeze.
Just a point on the flood... the smell as we drove through Gympie was terrible. The people returning to their homes in Brisbane are going to be faced with that stench throughout their homes... carpet, walls, furniture. It makes me feel sick.