In the steps of Captain Cook…….Al Granger where are you?

September 9th – 13^th

We departed Bowen but soon stopped at the Big Mango for the obligatory photo. We then travelled on to Airlie Beach then Proserpine & finally to our overnight destination of Mackay. We saw plenty of macadamia trees & mangoes. Cheryl has never seen these towns before & it has been 27 years since I lived in Mackay – the towns have really grown & changed & the road structure is quite different. I could not locate my old house.

The next day saw us travelling from Mackay to Rockhampton & was the most boring day on the road we have experienced. Unfortunately the scenery is quite non-descript & we also got caught in a long line of traffic caused by two caravans travelling close together. We stayed in Rocky overnight & this time I was successful in locating the house where I used to live. Rocky has also changed significantly but they have kept a lot of the old buildings.

Our next destination was a short way to Gladstone. Gladstone is major industrial centre. We caught up with Tim & Karen Swifte with whom we stayed. We enjoyed a nice meal at the yacht club.

After a good night’s rest in a real bed & a hearty breakfast we travelled down to the town of Seventeenseventy where we walked along the beach with Gillie & George having a ball. For those of you that do not know G & G are the most loved & well behaved dogs in the world! & belong to Tim & Karen whom had also come down to SeventeenSeventy. I will wager my Dad will be looking up the town of Seventeenseventy as he knows a lot about Captain Cook. After a drink we said goodbye & motored on down to Bundaberg passing heaps of sugar cane & macadamia trees.

We overnighted in Bundaberg & this morning I showed Cheryl the town plus we located my old house. We then travelled to Hervey Bay via Childers. We plan to be here for three nights.