Day 218
Thursday
3 August 2017 – Began
The Girl Behind the Lens By Tanya
Farrelly. This was an ibooks cheapie and will be a quick read at only 200 pages
with large print.
Bargara – Bundaberg – Hervey Bay – Maryborough
With the sun making its self known beating through our
reflective blinds, it wasn’t long before we were awake and reading. The blind
pulled down slightly we could make out the water just meters from our window.
Paul was out by 730am and off to have a shower, meanwhile I
opened up the blind completely and continued to read, enjoying the lapping
sound of the waves and the warmth of suns rays.
Once Paul was back, I too ventured out of bed and organised
myself. We ate breakfast on the terrace over looking the water before I went
for my shower. When I returned, Paul was ready to move the van, hook on the
trailer and then we moved out to the roadside to load the car and we were on
the road by 9.15am.
We didn’t head far, stopping for fuel in town, a quick
grocery shop and then Paul collected the oak chips from the brewer at Bargara.
With the errands complete, I set the GPS for Hervey Bay and we meandered on
down Isis Highway, another easy drive and for the most part, a road in fairly
good condition.
Just before midday, we had reached the outskirts of Hervey
Bay. We navigated towards the coast, stopping along the beach front of Pialba.
We took the opportunity to stretch our legs and check on the view before
returning to the van and making our way towards Maryborough and our chosen
campground Cheery Nomads.
We pulled into the RV park and farm stay at 12.30pm, found
our spot and proceeded to set up for the next few days. I made lunch as Paul
did his usual bit outdoors and chatted with the neighbours gathering tips on
places to stay then came in to eat.
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| Paul has taken to adding his sunnies to statues |
We continued our walk, arriving at a bronze statue of Mary
Poppins. The author of the story and creator of the universally loved and known
character, Mary Poppins, was born in the town to the local bank manager on 9
August 1899. P L Travers, Pamela Lyndon, left when she was still very young,
but the town has claimed her as their own.
They have a festival each year and there are many Poppins references to be
found throughout the city. Unfortunately the bank building in which she was
born and the backdrop of the statue, was shrouded in shade cloth and undergoing
renovations or repairs.
We walked to Wharf Street to check out the old Bond Store,
Customs House and other interesting old architecture. We walked the banks of
the Mary River and entered Queens Park where there were interesting musical
instruments, miniature train tracks and a fountain.
Our meandering took us through the streets and further along
Queens Park before we eventually looped back around and found ourselves at the
car. Paul declared it was beer o’clock and it was time to head back.
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| Sunnies again |
Once in, I went through the tours for Fraser Island and whale watching, choosing one and booking in for Saturday. They weren’t cheap. I loaded the photos, while Paul spoke to the mechanic about the car. He thinks he has sorted the problem, but was expecting it to cost $1100. Paul let him know he was not happy with the progress so far and he wanted the car road worthy so it could be taken elsewhere.
Just after 5pm we wandered over to the Happy Hour bar, paid
our fees for staying and bought a drink. We chatted with a couple from Phillip
Island, while watching others play pool. At 6pm we asked for the 7 news to be put
on in case the Kalki Moon story ran, it didn’t. It was probably on yesterday
and is yet to be put up on Facebook.
We made our way back to the van for 6.30pm, organised dinner
and ate before settling in for the night.
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