Lake Awoonga

We left Airlie Beach and the sun shone (I wish I’d never heard of Murphy’s Law), we put in a long day of driving 531 kms and stayed just out of Rockhampton.  We only stayed the one night and did a quick trip to Gladstone where we were planning on staying.  Having arrived around midday with thought we wouldn’t have any trouble finding accommodation (Murphy’s Law) but we were unable to find anywhere to stay.  We pulled into one of the free camping sites from the book (campers bible) Camps 6, it was already filling up quick and it was on the side of the Bruce Hwy and quite noisy.  We stopped and had lunch in an effort not to kill each other – it was hot, we were tired and we there was no room at the inn.  I rang by chance a caravan park at Lake Awoonga and as luck would have it, it was the caretakers day off  but he had just walked into the office to turn the computer on and said if we got there quick we could have the spot opposite his office.  We were there in about 10 minutes and what a wonderful place it is.  I can’t begin to tell you how peaceful and quiet it is here.  It is mid week and I imagine on weekends it may get very busy, considering there is the most beautiful boat/fishing/waterskiing lake a minute walk away.  We can’t believe our luck getting in here as after we set up the caravans were queuing up to find a place.  We heard from the caretaker that the caravan parks around Gladstone are mostly full of mine workers and that the mines are buying up the caravan parks to house their workers.  Also being Qld school holidays didn’t help with the area around Tannun Sands and Boyne Island.  Today we went to Tannun beach and Fred had a swim and I just lay on the beach and read a book.  Hard to imagine everyone in Melbourne freezing.  We walked down to the lake tonight to watch the sunset and couldn’t believe there was no-one else around.  Tomorrow we are sadly leaving for Hervey Bay and we hope to be able to visit Fraser Island.  Today I finished Jesse (grandsons) cardigan I started knitting the first week of our trip and I found out last week I am to be a grandma again so I will have to get some more wool and start knitting for a new baby????  Very excited on that count!!!!!