Thursday was Mum's birthday, so we gave her a call as we were driving out of Carmila Beach. Phone reception wasn't good so we made it a quick one. We drove about 200kms to Yeppoon where we did our 'never-ending' food shopping. We then continued on a further 30kms to Emu Park which is a quieter little township located on the beach. We checked into the caravan park just as it started raining and spent the afternoon catching up with some chores. We had a lovely site ... just a grassy park area between the back of our van and the beach.
Friday was another overcast and cool day. We drove back into Yeppoon
via Rosslyn Bay which is where cruises depart for Great Keppel Island.
We spent quite a bit of time with the local JP having some documents
signed before visiting the Telstra shop. My LG phone had decided to
start switching itself off at random times, so it was time to update.
We took on a new iPhone 4S, hoping that we would be able to figure out
how to use it, haha!! After lunch, we headed back to the park and Rick
spent the afternoon washing our very dirty vehicle. Saturday
was overcast again, although a bit warmer. Rick washed the van and I
went for a walk to the nearby shopping centre to have a look. We spent a
quiet afternoon watching the V8 car races. When the races finished, we
went for a bit of a drive around to look at the sights. We discovered
that Emu Park is a bit bigger than we first thought.
On Sunday morning I learned from the lady cleaning the amenities that
some kids had come into the park during the night and stolen a lot of
things - mainly grog and cigarettes. They also pinched a ball of wool
from one van and ran around the park wrapping it around everything they
could. The lady in the van next to us disturbed them trying to take one
of her little children's trikes from their annexe. We were lucky not
to lose anything and we didn't hear anything during the night. Once
again, Rick sat and watched the car races for most of Sunday afternoon
while I spent some time learning how to use the iPhone. When the races
finished, we went for another short drive around. On a hill not very
far from the park is what they call the 'Singing Ship'. It is in honour
of Captain Cook who discovered Keppel Bay in May, 1770. The 'ship'
features several tubes which sing with the movement of the wind through
them.
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| Our site with the park and beach in the background |
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| Looking down over part of Emu Park from a new estate |
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| The 'Singing Ship' |
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| View across to the islands from the 'Singing Ship' |
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