We finished off our time in Brisbane in style with a night at the Sebel Hotel before launching into our camping life. Travelling up the coast from Brisbane and enjoying sunny days and
dry roads made it as safe as it can be.
dry roads made it as safe as it can be.
Our first stay was Harvey Bay where we spent two nights. It is a town with a population of 55 000. Tours to Fraser Island originate from here and it was quite busy with the whale-watching season. We stayed at Pialba Caravan Park and chose a site very close to the beach. Waking up to a concert of birds in our little camper trailer was a new experience.
Eating at Australian Pubs is not a very new experience as the menu is nearly identical wherever you go, however we still thoroughly enjoyed some of the meals we have had.
Eating at Australian Pubs is not a very new experience as the menu is nearly identical wherever you go, however we still thoroughly enjoyed some of the meals we have had.
Arriving at the cattle town of Rockhampton, population 60 000, we enjoyed an amazing walk along the Fitzroy River boardwalk followed by Vietnamese cuisine. What we didn’t enjoy was our campsite at the Southside Holiday Park. It did not live up to its reputation of being a top tourist park. Lodged between a railway line, highway and a truck saleyard we didn’t sleep much for two nights and were pretty happy to hit the road again.
We are having a great time on the road, chatting, listening to music, looking at the scenery and meeting and passing trucks and caravans. Moving north we are now getting into the coal mining areas and our next stay is Mackay. A beautiful town and Andergrove Van Park is a great place to stay. Waking up in a green big field with birds and palm trees to look at is a magical start to the day. Graeme was over the moon as a pair of his favourite birds, the Plovers (masked lapwings) were caring for their 3 chicks on the field near our camper. The camera got a work-out again and the Plover daddy played injured to get Graeme away from the chicks which is their strategy as they lay their eggs out in the open.
We are getting better and better at organising our camper life and are having a ball with each other at the same time, most of the time.
Hello you 2 I am on line now YEAH
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the weather has been great here it looks like you are lucky too
So don't enjoy too much ok
HA HA
Stay safe and ride safe
Love Deb and Mark
ps hope this works
This is so awesome. You are a gutsy gal. I thought I was good doing it in a camper. When you called in the office today I had just returned from 3 weeks up the east coast to Cains. Follow this facebook link if you are interested in looking at our photos. Take care Maryanne Davies Vic Uni
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