Hi there , back again . We’re on the move again , farewelling Hervey Bay and friends Kym & Caroline and some new acquaintances , Keith & Sue from Wollongong . Keith & Sue are house sitting in Hervey Bay for 3 months and we met on the golf course , playing several games with Keith and getting on very well .
Our time in Hervey Bay has been the longest we’ve been in the one place since leaving Moss Vale and has been great . I’ve managed to play some golf , we’ve ridden our bikes almost every day , managed a few swims in the bay before it cooled down too much , and generally had a great time . Catching up with Lyn’s sister Heather , Pete & Kaylee was an absolute bonus , we had several good nights and a beer or two .
Hervey Bay is a place we will revisit !!
Time to hit the road , heading north again , not too far away though , only going to Bundaberg - home of Bundaberg Rum , Ginger Beer and lots of sugarcane , macadamias , tomatoes & lot’s of other vegetables .
The drive was uneventful , the treacherous Bruce Hwy was pretty calm for the short time we were on it , turning off just before Childers and heading into Bundaberg . The road wound it’s way through and around many macadamia plantations , mango’s , avocado’s , tomato’s , chilli's & potatoes and sugarcane - which is being harvested now .
Arriving in time for lunch , we set up and had a Bbq’d lunch and vegged out for the afternoon .
Today we headed out to the golf course to book in for saturday’s comp , then checked out the information centre before lunch again - hmm seems to be a bit of a theme here haha .
Time to head out to Elliot Heads for a look around . Bundaberg has grown quite a lot since we were here last , so we were expecting the coastal towns to have grown as well . After going down a few gravel roads & back tracks to avoid the road most travelled , we arrived at Elliot Heads . It’s where the Elliot River meets the ocean - the tide was out somewhat when we arrived , but the main channel of the river is further out from where we were .
From there we followed the coast line around to the north and found the Anzac Memorial at the spot where the submarine lookout was stationed during the war . No disrespect intended , but we did find it a bit humorous - a submarine lookout on a 20m high headland ???? normally they’d be underwater wouldn’t they ??
All jokes aside , it’s a nice spot , the beaches leave a bit to be desired though - this is below the lookout - not too much sand to be seen here !!
Up the road again to Coral Cove , a residential area built around a resort golf course . Many lakes and water courses feature in the golf course , and it has a very long hole - I believe it’s Australia’s only Par 6 golf hole !!
Up to Bargara and again we were surprised with how much it has grown , the shopping centre has trebled in size .
Back toward Bundaberg and we could see lot’s of smoke coming from a cane stubble burn off . We turned and went up to Hummock Hill Lookout for a better look , it was impressive !!
Hummock Hill offers 360 degree views , revealing the red soil that supports all the produce grown here .
Not an overly busy day in the scheme of things , but we are working our way back into it slowly . Here’s a map link :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1h1Kd5XV7pF865Y_T7bnmHf_KAl4&usp=sharing
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