Aug 2019, Yeppoon, Capricorn Coast, Qld We all meet upstairs at the Keppel Bay Sailing Club for the cheap and delicious calamari that Double or Nuthin’ has been raving about. We meet Double or Nuthin’ and Shirley at the club … Continue reading Keppel Bay Sailing Club
Aug 2019, Yeppoon, Capricorn Coast, Qld We have been told about the Yeppoon Lagoon and we’ve driven past often without realizing it, so when Woody goes to Cooee Bay for a regular blood test he drops me at the lagoon … Continue reading Mulambin Mumblings -Yeppoon Lagoon
Aug 2018 We drive north through picturesque farmlets to Byfield National Park. We were introduced to this lesser known park a few years ago by friends. Today we’re returning to have lunch at the Byfield General Store. But first we … Continue reading Byfield National Park
Last winter we had a forced stay in Yeppoon, Qld while we waited for a spare part for the car. Our RACV Total Care insurance covered the cost of a hire car while the Jeep was off the road. We caught the local bus out front of our caravan park at Mulambin and toured the suburbs of Yeppoon and all the way to Rockhampton airport ( a little over 40kms) where the hire car was waiting. Woody was right, the local bus was an interesting way to travel and the driver was teaching another driver the intricacies of the route. … Continue reading Civility Costs Nothing
Friends have invited us for a picnic in Byfield National Park. They live about 20kms north of Yeppoon, Qld at Bungundarra on rich red soil. Their 20 acre farm and mango orchard faces east towards the blue ranges of Byfield. The area is lush with farms and I’ll swear that a concrete post would grow in soil like this. Dozens of magpie geese have taken up residence in the dam out front. We have morning tea on the terrace before driving along about 17kms of dirt road into Upper Stoney Camp Ground. This is a 4WD only camp ground and … Continue reading Byfield National Park
There is a stand of bushland at the back of the caravan park at Mulambin near Yeppoon in Queensland and an emu strolls in for breakfast. We later learn that his mate was killed on the road some time ago … Continue reading The Emu at Mulambin
