it is getting hotter and hotter, even though we are camped only 50 metres from the beach. There is very little sea breeze, but what a lovely beach to swim at. In the weekends the life savers are patrolling what must the smallest beach we have ever seen. The patrolled beach at Elliott Heads is about 25 metres wide. If it is too rough to swim at the beach there is the option of the river mouth.
We came for a week and 2 weeks later we left.
This camping ground is a council campground, no pets allowed, and very reasonably priced-$150 pw, 2 adults, water and power. Sites are large. There are also 4 beachside cabins.
Elliott Heads is about 25 minutes from Bunderburg on the coast-a seaside village, with a small general store, a takeaway kiosk and a bowling club that serves meals in the weekends.
The surrounding land is a rich red soil, very much like Pukekohe. Kumura, sugarcane, pineapples, tomatoes, zuchinnis, sweetcorn, watermelons, and mangoes are prolific here and very cheap to buy. We have noticed large areas of burnt tomato vines-according to a local – the growers spray the crops with roundup to force the crop to ripen at the same time and then do one pick. Something to consider when you are eating tomatoes from this region.
We visited the Bunderburg rum distillery tour – which was very interesting. It produces approximately 6 million litres of rum per year.
To complement our visit, we went to see a cooper at work making wooden kegs. While here we purchased a bottle of ‘St George Fucking Good Port’ – yet to try it.
Leaving our van here at the campground, we went on a tiki tour to Hervey Bay to see friends-Bruce and Sue via Childers and Maryborough.
Childers is re-known for a pavement gallery and the ‘backpackers fire’-10 years ago. It is a very old town with many of the original buildings now housing modern day services. Vinnies is found in the old picture theatre. The Butcher is called 'Buck's Butcher Shop and the local dentist 'Decayslayer'.
Maryborough – these small towns will latch onto anything/one famous and make claim-I guess in order to attract tourists. Maryborough promotes Mary Poppins and an incredible amount of souvenir material from pink umbrellas, bracelets, postcards etc. Maryborough claims ‘Mary Poppins’, aka Travers, was born in Maryborough.
The museum at Maryborough is looked after by the Historical Society which is housed in the old library building. Space is at a premium, with displays starting at floor level and hung up to the stack where very old leather-bound books sit on dusty shelves. According to the volunteer lady-someone came recently to check the books for woodworm and there is no sign of any. I enquired if any of the historical material was digitized, her response “we need someone who knows how to use a computer”! A gold coin donation is required to visit this museum and $5 is payable if you would like the staff to search for information.
Bruce and Sue took us for a drive to Toogoom-a seaside village for coffee and cake. Cakes were huge!
Superman and Muz have made friends with a local identity. (Father Xmas)
Poincina? trees are very prolifect everywhere. There are orange and red trees and when you see these alongside the white and purple Jacaranda – it makes a colourful image.
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