On the road again . . . . .

After a bunch of family time in Brisbane and Hervey Bay, we are back on the road and exploring again.
I guess this is where we are transitioning from travelling "with a purpose" to travelling just cause we can. Canberra to Brisbane was to visit Matt, Megan & Josh and Brisbane to Hervey Bay was to spend some time with my brother Graham and his lovely wife Deirdre.
We are easing back into nomad mode v e r y  s l o w l y. Our first day out of Hervey Bay took us all the way to Howard - a mere 40 kilometres away. We overnighted at the most awesome farmstead/BnB/camp ground that we've ever stopped at.  Check out the amazing online reviews & photos - Goodenough4thebushb&b is a hidden gem.
The weather has been beautiful and warm, but has been raining fairly consistently since we've been up in Qld. Apparently this is very unusual during the autumn & winter months, but is very welcome after the threat of water restrictions. Hard to believe after all that Debbie flooding, but prior to the cyclone, it had been a very long, hot summer.
Anyway, on to beautiful Bundaberg and surrounds. We were nestled away under a beautiful shade tree at the Bagara Beach Caravan Park for a few nights while we pottered around Bundaberg and the Coral Coast.

The Manta Ray at Bagara Beach Caravan Park

Bundy has been good fun - there is heaps to see and do here.
We've gone for morning walks along the shoreline from the van park, visited the Hinkler  Hall of Aviation, sampled all 16 varieties at the Bundaberg brewed soft drink factory, pondered the intriguing Mystery Craters, briefly seen the ex- HMAS Tobruk and toured and tasted at the Bundaberg Rum distillery.

Bert Hinkler's house, moved all the way from Somerset, UK

Bert Hinkler was a local Bundaberg boy and the Hinkler Hall of Aviation is a brilliant celebration of his life and achievements. Its a modern facility with plenty of interactive displays including flight simulators. The replica of Hinkler's Avro Baby aeroplane and a nearby HUGE box brownie camera are a great combination. It emails you the pic that you took within minutes. There's plenty of information about Bert Hinkler at the Hinkler House Memorial Museum & Research Association Inc website if you're interested.

Bert Hinkler set some serious records in the 35hp Avro Baby

The weblink for diving ex HMAS Tobruk is perhaps a little premature - the ship is currently moored at Bundaberg after travelling from Sydney in December last year. It is apparently due to be scuttled near Hervey Bay this month.

Ex-HMAS Tobruk will soon become a world class dive site

Anyway, this has been a bit of a catch up on some of our Bundaberg adventures over the last week or so. More to come, including the Distillery tour soon !