Landsborough to Rocky

Landsborough to Rockhampton

·         Landsborough (Sunshine Coast)

·         Widgee

·         Tin Can Bay

·         Goodwood

·         1770

·         Boynedale

·         Dululu

·         Rockhampton

Happy Mother’s day to all the mums out there I hope you all have a nice day you deserve it.

A Nice view over Glass House Mt

and another

One more

After doing some sightseeing around the Sunshine coast (Montville, Maroochydore, Nambour etc etc) for a few days we headed of again in search of our next stop for the night which we found beside a nice little river at Widgee just outside Gympie, we then headed for Tin Can Bay to get back to the coast. We put the van in a caravan park and did some sightseeing around the area. Lovely beach at Rainbow beach and some nice walks to look at the natural figures, (passed on Fraser island this time around opted to save some $ and stay on the main land).

Rainbow Beach

Sand drift

The water was crystal clear and this big eel came looking for a feed

We then headed further north and stopped at Goodwood (outside Childers) then headed to 1770.

Great spot excellent unrestricted view of the sun going down from out site next to the beach. A bit of OZ’s history such a reality check when you view the spot where Captain Cook came ashore some 230 odd years ago to check out the real estate. How things have changed! So far our dearest night’s accom @ $42.

This was the view from home

It just got better

After 1770 we probably needed to recoup some $’s so we stopped for a couple days beside Lake Awoonga south of Gladstone. While we were there we needed to do some physical activity so we went for a walk along an old train track that was very over grown with long grass, Di could have used one of those orange vehicle flags poles so I could see her.  After nearly planting my foot on top of a Red Belly Black snake I thought I better find a stick and make some more noise as we went, really good walk though - 9km.

The old train line to Monto next to Lake Awoonga



The grass is a little out of control

 

We had a text from a good friend that lives in Bendigo to say that her brother was cycling up our way and that we could run into them. Well as it turned out we were heading towards the next nights camp when we came upon two cyclist with trailers and their dog. Wow what are the odds!  As it could easily have been different - we stopped at a lake earlier to have lunch but decided to push on.  Neil had changed his intinenary to make use of the tail wind and decided to go on the same road we chose.

We had a nice arvo comparing gear, water, camping spots, events and the faithful toilet facility horrors.  After talking to Neil and Janet I am staggered to wonder how you can comprehend to do what they are going to do. Shoot up to Cairns, hang a left towards Tennent Creek head back to Melbourne via Alice Springs, on your bike, with Kouda (the Dog which has done 22,000 kms ) in his trailer. In the morning we said our goodbyes they pedalled off one direction and we headed off to Rockhampton.

Hooroo



Beautiful Red Tails

This eel owned his pond