Hervey Bay

Hi everyone, still in Hervey Bay, QLD, until the 11/9, then back to Portarlington for 3 months.  The 2 photos below are of our day trip with Mum to Colac.  We are up at the lookout, looking out over extinct volcanoes. Taken about 3 months ago ( I have been a bit slack! )

travelling through QLD to Hervey Bay

Road hazard- stock being moved on the road, didn't get a shot of the drovers but they were there on their horses moving the herd along, with their dogs.

Our campsite at Dalby,QLD, the camp kitchen behind us.  Hard to see but 2 musicians playing country songs at the left of the kitchen. Plonked our chairs outside & enjoyed the free concert.

Catamaran " Spirit of Hervey Bay"- I went on the whale watching cruise last week.  Fantastic day aboard, left at 8.30 am, back at 2.30 pm.  Saw lots of whales!  Pictures below, but don't quite capture how close & big they were. 

Just in case we land in the drink!

From the top deck- 3 levels of viewing areas.

Underwater viewing windows.

Fraser Island in the background, humpback whale in the foreground.

Blowhole

Our New Traveller

Hi everybody, one rainy day not long ago we went to have a look at caravans to fill in some time- 5 weeks later we have a Traveller Prodigy. The Traveller is one of best brands around , they are very well finished, and it has stacks more features than our old van.  We are very happy with it & very comfortable in it! 

Picking it up at the dealership 

The vans side by side for the change over

The club lounge- this was the main selling point for us as it gives us so much room, also the kitchen area has stacks of bench space & storage.

And of course the washing machine

Other features we love are the adjustable  LED lighting, outside speakers, built in BBQ, outside mounting for the TV, the list goes on.

Last few days in our old van, it was a bit sad to see it go as it served us well.

Nagambie

Hi, we are now in Nagambie. The photos below were taken near Yarrawonga/ Mulwala where a cyclone ripped through about a week before Easter . What is left is the remains of peoples holiday homes, now closed off entirely to everyone due to fears of asbestosis .

Looking back to the caravan park over a totally demolished brick fence.

House totally demolished  by the cyclone.

Now in Nagambie, a little lovely town, apparently the race horse capital of the the world.  Race horse Black Caviar was born here. Apparently she is now retired here but no one is talking- she is worth more as a stud horse than a racer. We drove past a Stud Farm today, came across this place with 2 horse sculptures outside the gates, very realistic.

Old bridge across the Goulburn River, built in 1940. 

Lake Nagambie, photo taken from the main street, our caravan park is opposite on the far shore.

Photo of a church built in 1885 on the main street.  Look closely at the next photo of the same church!

A B double truck  left the highway in 2003 and ran right through the church, totally demolishing it! Ran right through the middle of it!

Photo taken from the site of the demolished church. 

Mulwala

Grae's dad came up for the weekend with Grae's brother Rodney, off fishing with Grae's cousin Kevin.

No fish were injured in these photos!

Breakfast next morning at our van- Rod in charge of cooking the eggs.

Sunset over Lake Mulwala, Grae & Rod off fishing

Echuca

Hi some photos of Echuca, we stayed a week here, and had a great time. There are about six working paddle steamers on the Murray River, all of them have a different whistle, our caravan park was right on the river, so we heard the toots all day long.

With Grae's family, cousin Lorraine & her husband Lance.