Mackay to Yeppoon

Monday 27th October
We are moving on today and hoping that our neighbours next door can't find us. She was a very talkative woman and every opportunity she was in our annex. It got to the stage where we couldn't step outside.
On the other hand we met a lovely German girl called Nadine who is on her way from Sydney to Cairns. She has been working in Sydney and is just cruising, but flying home to Germany for Xmas.
We got away from Mackay early and headed to the Yeppoon area settling in a park at Kinka Beach which is part way between Yeppoon and Emu Park. After setting up we had to go find some medical treatment for me as I had a very sore ear. I finally got the treatment I needed at 5pm after two doctors and the hospital. Is it really so hard to have your ears syringed. My doctor at home must be the only doctor in Australia who still does his own treatment. If I had the gear I could have done it myself with a bit of help from Ray. But never mind everything is fine again.
We are staying here for a week and will have a bit of a look around while we are here.

Looking from Rocky Point down across main beach at Emu Park, which is about 20km south of Yeppoon.

This is the view looking out from Rocky Point across to Great Keppel Island

Looking south from Rocky Point

Quess who with the view from the Singing Ship in the background

Ray at the Singing Ship site

This is the Singing Ship. It has been made so as when the breeze blows it sings. Apparently after it was built they had to alter it as the sound from it was keeping the locals awake especially when the big winds blew.

This is a bit of information about it.

Some people going out for a fishing adventure from Rosslyn Bay Marina

The boat launching area at Rosslyn Bay

One  of the boats that go out to Swains Reef on fishing charters. They go out for 7 days and all meals, tackle and bait is supplied. You have to bring your own alcohol. I asked the price and it was $2500 a person.

A yacht leaving the harbour. When the wind comes up, the fishing boats come in and the yachts go out.

A yacht anchored in the bay.














Tomorrow we are headed to Bundaberg for a week.
Good luck to everyone for Melbourne Cup. Hope you back a winner. I had a bet in the Derby yesterday but didn't do any good.