Kinka Beach

Monday:

Once again it was a 6am start to the day. The drive to Kinka Island was a fairly long one, around 480 kilometres. Liz drove for about 300 kilometres, which gave me a rest.

The weather continued to be more than kind, with a lovely sunny day and only a little traffic on the road.

The caravan park looks to be well set out so the 4 star rating was well deserved.

Once settled in we took a quick walk along the beach (Just across the road from the caravan park) and enjoyed it as much as Buddy did.

Keppel Island from Kinka Beach

Our main view in the Ocean was Keppel Island and a few other Islands. Tomorrow we will set out and take in the surrounds.









Tuesday

We started the day with a sleep-in, probably due to the driving yesterday. Anyway it was a late breakfast before we did our usual beach walk allowing Buddy to run around smelling the roses (and everything else).

Later on we visited a little place called Emu Park, about 8 kilometres from here. Our initial mission was to just look around and also to pick up steak for the Bar-B-Q tonight.

The "Singing ship"

Major attraction at Emu Park was a monument called the "Singing Ship". The reason being that the monument was built with wind pipes, which played a melody (of sorts) when the wind blew.

Plaque to Captain Cook

It was a monument to the memory of captain Cook.'

Coral Sea and Islands from Emu Park

The weather remained great. Once again the Coral Sea was the centrepiece for the Islands in the background.









 Later in the afternoon we had a chance to finish our books before lighting the "Cobb" to cook the Bar-B-Q. The meat was excellent.

Wednesday 20th August 2014

Looking across the Coral Sea to the Islands

Drove to Yeppoon about 12 kilometres North of us.

Not  lot of activities but the coast line view was still great. Cannot believe this is Winter! The sun shines, the skies are blue and the warmth embraces you. There are many beaches along this stretch of road, all vying for your attention.




Tomorrow we will head towards Rockhampton for the better part of a day out to take a look at the Capricorn Caves as the main event. (Rockhampton is a further 15 kilometres South).

Swapped my book for another at the caravan park. This time I am reading 'Captain Courageous' by Rudyard Kipling. Inside the cover there is a dedication "To Dear Brian from Dad. 1943". How books survive the times.

Thursday:

Ah, the rain is back. Time to read and veg out. We also reviewed our journey for tomorrow.