Sundowner Gladstone

... br><br> <br><br>With all chores done, we headed out of Bundaberg on Wednesday, 23 September heading for the town of 1770. At 1770 we ended up camping at the back of a backpackers. A convenient spot where we could explore the town and generally relax. It had showers, toilets and a swimming pool. Derek spent many hours by the pool, with his stomach sucked in, admiring the blond 21 year olds with their ...

After 1 week at Hervey Bay we drove up to Bundaburg ( well known for its rum). We were planning to stay at Bundaburg for a few days but unfortunately we could not find a campsite close to town and decided to go to Lake Monduran , a large dam just north of Gin Gin. We camped and walked with the dogs on this very tidy campsite just ...

... a bit miffed I'd used one of my samples for diet coke after all we had water in the car! After this it was off to the Ginger Beer Factory where we got loads of free tastes and ended up buying a six pack of ginger beer as Loz has realised on this trip that he loves the stuff. After this we headed off to Mon Repos as we had booked a Turtle tour earlier that day. You turn up at this beach where all the turtles come to lay eggs and you ...

... long, Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world, and the ecology is amazing - jus how do rainforests flourish in an island made of sand?! 75 Mile Beach doubles as the island's highway and we thundered along it many times in the 4WD big green bus, dodging the other vehicles, especially the self drive tours with 11-12 backpackers packed into them. Or rather they were getting out of our way as we were bigger than them! We were glad we did the guided tour ...

... with a massive plate of wedges to devour. Up early the next day to make as much use out of our day in Hervey as our bus to Airlie left at 9.30pm that night.After a stroll along the fab beach we began to become kind of stuck in our options of what to do . There is nothing really to see in Hervey it is as they say just a stopping point for those who are ...

... to technical difficulties, Cat &amp; Ry's bike couldn't get up the hill cuz their combined weight was too much for the bike and they had to WALK IT UP! LOL LOL! Anyhow, we ended up going for some scrumptuous potato wedges and eating them on the rocks overlooking Bustard Bay while the sun set. That night we all hung out with some new found friends, my favourite one being Nikola, the Belgian..he was CUTE AS! Shame that he was only 18 though! Franocis the ...

... someone up there watching over her - and the guy from the hostel is going to put up a memorial to them on the anniversary. There are still some flowers at the site. It's weird to think that something so horrific could happen in such a quiet place - it's a crossroads in the middle of sugar-cane fields which stretch off into the distance. I guess you never know what's going to happen.

... the evenings in a resort apparently similar to Byron. Should be a good one! Keep the messages coming, but please keep them clean (Elliott Wallis!!), and if you want to tell me anything not so clean, or just fancy telling me lots of stuff, then feel free to email! I wanna hear all about life back at home. Up the Arsenal, and Up the Woodside Park (Jamie - im not sure if you won your final but i'll phone home to tonight to find out!) One Love Rob

... tired after sailing for 2 days and 2 nights on 3 hourly shifts so went to bed early. Kerrie & I really enjoyed the night sailing, very pleasant breeze with the moon shining on the water & not many other boats. Yesterday sailing was very enjoyable also with a SSE wind to start and then it died so we motored into Gladstone. It's a long way into the harbour following the leads & channel markers. Col & Peter's comments:- no more ...

... the southern end of Curtis Island by mid morning &amp; headed into Gladstone, moored up at the marina for some repairs. Another boat came in shortly after us, and as soon as they tied up, a woman cursing her husband stormed off with her bag &amp; headed for the taxi! Soon after the husband was looking for crew - obviously they too had a rough night at sea &amp; she had had enough!