Mon, 14th Nov - Somerset Dam

We left Coolum early and headed inland.  We thought we would get away from the hectic lifestyle and noise for a while.  We weren't sure where we would go but ended up driving about 120kms to a very pretty place called Somerset Dam.

Somerset Dam is a huge body of water and we had to drive around a good part of it before arriving at a $12/night camp site at the southern end. Going inland wasn't a really good idea however, as the temperature kept rising and ended up being close to 40 degrees by late in the afternoon.  We didn't have power for air conditioning and unfortunately we weren't able to get down to the dam to swim.  Some fellow campers told us it had been a similar temperature the day before and the prediction was for more hot weather on the way.  We made sure we kept as cool as possible during the afternoon and decided that we would head back toward the coast the following day.

Our campsite at Somerset Dam