Week 14 Aug 12th – 18th
We were not sure where we were going to end up today finding free camps along the coast road is hit and miss all very busy.
From Mena Creek we past Kurrimine Beach, Mission Beach, Tully and Cadwell. Twenty kms off the main hwy is Lucinda and of course we had to go in. Lucinda is a major sugar mill processing and exporting town. It has one of the longest pier in Australia, but somehow retains a little beachside town atmosphere. One caravan park that was full, lots of holiday units and houses for rent and of course that little general store that sold it all.
From there we drove down the hwy, checking out camps for the night. Free camps along the coast hwy have been very busy and full. Through Ingham, Balgal Beach, Toomulla and finally into Bluewater Park, about 30kms north of Townsville. This will do for a few days while we look around the Townsville area.
Thursday and Friday saw the rain come in, so there was not much sight seeing done. Friday night (date night) saw us walking across the oval at camp to the Community Hall to support the local bingo night. “It was fun”. Families, locals and grey nomands all chatting and playing for sheep stations.
Saturday we were on the move again, looking for some sunshine. From Townsville we headed to Ayr along the Bruce Hwy to Home Hill and then into Bowen. We had booked 2 nights at a homestay called Glen Erin, about 20kms out of Bowen. Wow huge, green grassed sites and a host that paid attention to her customer’s needs. “It was great”. There was a campfire with damper each night and all the campers attended to talk about their travels.
Monday we moved to Lake Elphinstone, just outside of Glenden in the Central Highlands, once again mining all around. The Lake is a large body of water that hopefully will produce some good fishing for John.
