Exploring Yeppoon surrounds.

We’ve had two lovely days touring around and what a lovely area it is. I imagined the town to be much smaller and more like 1770 but it’s quite a bustling metropolis with lots of shops and happily for the men, a big Bunnings. A couple of clothesline jobs have made Tops & Kerri very happy. The weather has improved and seems like the rain has moved on and sunny days are here. The rain Tuesday night had us seeking shelter in our van and we had a very funny night even though we were rather squashed in our 15foot van.

A huge coincidence was to find Luke and CB Nyko who were set up next to us, so we shared a couple of evenings with them and reminisced some old Murrabit football stories with Luke. They are on a 12 month trip around Australia. 

Yesterday we toured around to Emu Park, past the marina where we love seeing how the other half live. 

There is a wonderful WW1 memorial at Emu Park and we spent some time reading the stories and strolling along the boardwalk to the Singing Ship which is dedicated to Captain Cook. 

Mark took us on the scenic route to Mount Archer where there is a a fantastic walk with views over Rockhampton and district.

Today we did a few housekeeping tasks then set off to look at Byfield National Park. Previously we had hoped to camp at Stony Creek campground but there were no vacancies. However, after travelling on the terrible rough road we are glad we didn’t have to expose our vans to such rough treatment! We did however find other campgrounds with easier access that we’ve out in the ‘next time’ folder. We had a river crossing and ended up at the Byfield store where we spoilt ourselves with a lovely lunch. The store is set amongst palms and was a very popular spot.

It’s our last evening here as tomorrow we leave,  heading towards Mount Morgan - an old gold mining town. Trust all readers are well, love from the happy travellers. ❌❌