We enjoyed a lazy day on Saturday in Hervey Bay which is a beautiful long horseshoe bay and incorporates the areas of Point Vernon, Piabla, Scarness, Torquay and Urangan. After so much inactivity we decided a long walk was the antidote so set off along the beach, past the km long pier from where you can watch humpbacks, dolphins and huge schools of fish and onto the marina where we had a very long lunch watching the pelicans.
On the way back we meandered through the campsite. I noticed James eyeing up - caravans. I stopped in my tracks, surrounded by campers and caravans. 'What are you doing?' I asked incredulously. 'I was just thinking - I might sign up for a subscription to Practical Caravanning when I get home.' he said. I just looked at him, then he laughed. OMG I thought he was serious!
We were up so early on Saturday, 6.40 am!! We hit the road by 8 am and began a long journey past Brisbane and onto Warwick. We have decided to journey inland to Sydney rather than following the Gold Coast which we drove last January. It has little gems along it but there is also a lot of tat. The roads are slower, but there is less traffic, less roadworks and the scenery is rather more interesting with quirky little towns along the way.
We drove some 500 km and arrived in Warwick at about 3.15. After the tropical climate and the gorgeous weather on the Queensland coast we have now travelled into the more temperate area below Brisbane which will quickly become New South Wales. The Lower East coast has proper seasons and it is quite clearly spring-like with lambs in the fields, buds on the trees and clouds in the sky.
Settling into our camp-site, the quietest and less luxurious so far, it began to rain! If this continues it will be time to ditch the shorts and unpack the jeans! We'll see when the morning dawns.
PS Just found this post in drafts so thought I'd publish it, even though its out of sync!
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Location:Wallace Street,Warwick,Australia
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