Yeppoon/Rockhampton

Fri (12/7) to Mon (15/7) - we came through Biloela (ho hum) and Mount Morgan (fascinating old town - definitely warrants a return visit). Arrived in Rockhampton at about lunch time and drove out to Emu Park. Checked out a couple of camp grounds with "no room at the inn" before ending up with the 2nd last sit at a park in Cooee Bay, next door to Yeppoon. Apparently we are competing with the Victorian refugees who are fleeing the southern climate and arriving here in droves.

We've decided we like national park campgrounds MUCH better than town ones.

My pet peeve for the day is road works! Took us about an hour to cover about 30km in one stretch. And the traffic controllers are not the brightest crayons in the box. But we just sit back and relax and sip tea from my most excellent thermos.

Had dinner with Jack, Gillian and Anne from Capricorn Caves on Friday night.

Saturday shopping for the bits and pieces we forgot followed by Jack's AFL game. His team won convincingly amid on-field brawls, spectator verbal spats and 2 ambulance attendances. 

Weather has been fabulous. Very mild days with cooler nights, but we have been very snug in our little van. Our first big rain storm was Sat night which happily coincided with our first big load of laundry. I looked upon it as a second rinse cycle!

Sunday was a visit to the Heritage Markets in Rocky followed by a tour of the Capricorn Caves. Then on to Byfield National Park where we checked out some campgrounds, but decided to bypass that experience given it is a bit rainy and windy. Lovely drive and worth a look at a later time.