Day 68 Saturday, 16/7/2016, Mackay, Oh Lord the sun is shining…briefly 21 degrees We wake to the sound of silence, no relentless drumming on the roof. It rained for 36 hours. Lunch is at the Austral Hotel downtown with the … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 68 – H is for Hospitality
Day 67 Friday, 15/7/2016, Cape Hillsborough to Mackay, bloody wet …and cold By the time we’d finished Woody’s birthday dinner last night we didn’t really notice the foul weather. It wasn’t until we woke up this morning that we noticed that the caravan leak has come back. It’s above the bed head and thankfully it isn’t too bad, just annoying. The rain hasn’t stopped for twelve hours. We pack up, which is considerably easier for me than Woody as all of his ‘blue’ jobs are outside in the rain and mud. As we drive into Mackay we pass the scene … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 67 – Soggy in Mackay
Day 66 Thursday, 14/7/2016, Cape Hillsborough, cloudy wet 17 It’s Woody’s 70th birthday and we drive into Mackay for lunch. We find a friendly Thai restaurant overlooking the marina and feel rather special as there’s no one else there. Back at camp we spend the afternoon preparing a Chinese dinner. I bake a cake in our wondrous new oven then can’t figure out where to put it…..the coffee machine is on the bathroom floor along with the fruit bowl, but that seems to live on the bathroom floor most of the time, and a pumpkin that has been waiting for … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 66 – Celebratory caravan cooking
Day 65 Wednesday, 13/7/2016, Cape Hillsborough, 24 I bound out of bed at 6:15 and out onto the beach to find that the ‘show’ has already begun. Each morning they encourage the kangaroos and wallabies onto the beach at dawn. … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 65 – Kangaroos and Cameras
Day 64 Tuesday, 12/7/2016, Hydeaway Bay to Cape Hillsborough, Glorious, 25 The moment that we turn off the highway the scenery becomes magical. Lots of sugar cane of course and cane trains shunting but small farms with backdrops of towering … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 64 – Down to Cape Hillsborough
Day 63 Monday, 11/7/2016, Hydeaway Bay, 27 The nights are pleasantly cool here and we wake to a heavy dew. Woody drives over to Dingo Beach to pick up the morning paper and is told “There’s not much news on … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 63 – News? What news?
Day 62 Sunday, 10/7/2016, Hydeaway Bay, a little cloud Hydeaway beach has a sign declaring that it is a turtle nesting area, that’s good. Another sign shows ‘Stingers’ six types of jellyfish, what they look like and what to expect … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 62 – Airlie Beach & Shute Harbour
Day 61 Saturday 9/7/2016, Home Hill to Hydeaway Bay, 26 degrees Wow this new aerial is a beaut, we learn that some poor woman is looking for a playground in Home Hill for her kids and another is going to … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 61 – Oh My God Hill
8/7/2016, Friday, Rollingstone to Home Hill, magnificent 26 Farewell to the best park that we’ve ever stayed at and the longest that we’ve stayed in one spot. At the office we thank the management and they give us stubby holders … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 60 – From Rollingstone to rolling stock
Day 59 Thursday 7/7/2016, Rollingstone, bloody beautiful We pack up, wash up, clean up, tidy up, pull the mat up and gaze longingly at the beach for the last time. 2021 Note: Rollingstone Beach Front Resort is still my favourite … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 59 – With heavy hearts
