McCloskeys Travels: Yeppoon to Emerald

Yeppoon to Emerald

Our first major stop on the road was at Emu Park in Yeppoon. We had a lovely campsite on the beach nestled amongst 6 grey nomads who spend the winter months in the north each year. Most of them were missing their grandchildren badly so the girls provided a fix (and entertainment) for them while we were there. Happy hour amongst these grey nomads started at 5pm and finished at 6pm sharp so our afternoons were very busy trying to get the kids organised and fed before 5pm, hence we only made the last 10 minutes most of the time. Fortunately most of the grey nomads we met since Yeppoon have happy "hours & hours" and we have often gone to bed in the wee hours of the morning after a "happy hour" by the fire. From Yeppoon we headed up to the Capricorn Caves in Rockhampton. The caves were absolutely amazing, and a little scary too. There is even a cathedral within the caves where weddings are held and we were fortunate enough to experience the music and candlelights used at weddings as there had been one the day before.

From Rockhampton we headed into the outback, leaving the coast for quite some time. Our first major stop was in Emerald where we quickly learned about the inescapable "outback suntan" from the endless red dirt that we have experienced since leaving Rocky.