The drive took us out through the cane fields and red soil plains that surround Bundaberg . Very fertile ground here , growing macadamia's , avocado's , pumpkin , sweet potatoes , strawberries , zucchini's , figs and tomatoes .
Before long we'd arrived at the port and stopped at the tug boat wharf , beside the loading facility .
After a look around we continued around to Burnett Heads . It was a bit busy as there was a 3 day fishing competition going on to raise money for the Volunteer Rescue group . We found a quiet street and parked to have some lunch , this was our view - not too bad !!
Lunch done it was time for a ride - there's a bike track that runs all the way down to Bargara , and is about 6klms long . This was the view back to Burnett Heads .
Just after that photo we entered the Mon Repos Turtle Research Centre . Looking at the coast either side of Mon Repos , it's hard to imagine why loggerhead turtles would come here to lay their eggs , but they do and have done for years & years . It's a stretch of sand about 1.3klm long , but not very wide .
Unfortunately for us there's nothing happening at this time of year , all the action happens between November to March , so everything was very quiet . The bike track continues through the Centre , meeting the entry road , then continuing on through the marsh & Tea Tree forest . The section through the centre goes through the Sheoak & Tea Tree forest , making for a pleasant ride .
There is the odd section that does have some sand , but most of the coastline is covered in black volcanic rock .
We had a rest at Bargara , before heading back , then headed back into Bundaberg . There are some fine old buildings in the main street of Bundaberg , here are a few .
This is the centre angle parking in the main street on a quiet Sunday afternoon .
And that's it for today , here's a map link - best viewed in satellite view , so you can see all the crop growing :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uCUdjouyTL7Km77e5nBeHl6_E4o&usp=sharing
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