Day 72: Another cloud-free day greets us, but we must press on. After a stressful hitch up and awkward exit, we say goodbye to Hervey Bay, and continue down the Bruce Hwy. We decide to stay at Landsborough for a couple of days, as there is a lot to see in this area. We are still winging the caravan parks, but today we were turned away...no vacancies. So, we try Beerwah. But this time I ring ahead...ten minutes! Sure, no problem. Come on down. The brochure say...

Day 71: So we wake up, and what do we see? Sunny, blue skies! b*****, b*****, b*****. Not to worry, the boys are very keen to get back to the beach. So we take our chairs, drinks and snacks, and spend the morning soaking up the warming sun, and enjoying the beautiful blue waters of Hervey Bay (yesterday: miserable grey). Time gets away, and we have another late lunch, and decide to checkout the marina. Craig and I walk the 867m pier, while the boys hunt crabs o...

Day 70: Today is Riley's 5th birthday! The boys, Craig and I, decorated the van last night, so he would wake up to a festive caravan. The first words out of Riley's mouth this morning..."Morning. Is it my birthday?" We get straight into birthday mode with opening of the presents. Picture this: the five of us, in our pjs, sitting outside of a caravan, on the side of a road, watching a little boy open presents...only in Queensland! After all the wild unwrapping, ...

Day 69: After a lovely bacon and egg muffin courtesy of the Duaringa Lioness', we get back on the road. We drive the 70+kms to Rockhampton, and stop at the Tourist Info to get our bearings...it's weird being back in a city. Craig suggests we go to the movies with the boys, and then do our groceries, so we all get a dose of Despicable Me 2. As we do the grocery shopping, Craig and I realise how confronting the noise and the consumerism is...and our senses can'...

Day 68: A sad morning for the boys today. They don't want to leave Longreach, and now it's right up there as #1! We get on the road by 9am, as we have a big day of driving a head of us. We are hoping to get as close to Rockhampton as possible. After a few hours, the landscape starts to change significantly, and we start to see trees and pasture, and green again. We pass through Emerald, a big town and then reach the tiny little town of Duaringa...much more to ...