19th October - Hervey Bay and 2000 km later

We have done just over 2000 km now in the Camper Wagon, and I'm sure we've done half of that since leaving Airlie beach not long ago. We are currently shacked up in Hervey Bay and cheating a great deal by using a Hostel for two nights before we head off to Fraser Island on a camping tour. A normal bed is unbelievably soft and we barely woke up this morning to make it down to the pool and the sunbeds for some 27 degree heat. Tough life.

From Rockhampton, we trekked a good 200 plus km to a place called Gladstone, on the way was nothing but bush and termite hills and still no wild roos to speak of except a few on the side of the road feigning injury. In Gladstone there is very little as well but we did stop for lunch at the Gecko Village winery, found an awesome soft red there and had some lunch. Recommend the shiraz as it is as smooth as Rob Steadman is on the dance floor after a couple of snakey blacks. Obviously not too smashed to drive we headed off again.

Our night stop was at the town of 1770, named after the year when Captain Cook set foot on Australia. We got a few pictures, but again there was only a pub and a beach there really. Agnes Water was the neighbouring village with a few shops but not much more either.

The next day we legged it down the long and straight roads past tonnes and tonnes of sugar cane fields to Bundaberg home of the Bundaberg rum. Obviously we stopped for the proper factory tour, had a few samples and a spot of lunch. Quality afternoon out with rum, though I didn't get to convert Sarah to the ways of the rum, lets just say 'ugly' face was used when she tasted it.

After Bundy we legged it to Hervey Bay, a place with stuff in it so there is something to do other than walk up and down a beautiful beach and read, so we are a little less stir crazy today. At the moment, we are sitting on our balcony watching the waves and the pool with a beer. Sure are getting fat all of a sudden!

Laters for now

Pricey

P.S. We have been so out of touch with the world it is untrue, internet is real sparse, I don't know when I can even get this on. TV has also been sparse also so we don't even know what's happened to the football or cricket. Getting edgy, hoping for something other than the local gazette about the childrens plays in a newspaper today too.