Everyone rose extra early this morning as we had over 700kms to drive today to the town of 1770 and as we were booked into the caravan park there we needed to arrive before 5PM if possible.

All the fishos at the camp were up before us as the conditions that day were perfect for a good fishing expedition so our early morning preparations did not wake anyone…

We drove out as the sun rose – the mist over the farmlands created an eerie but beautiful picture. At times visibility was quite poor so we were constantly on the lookout for wildlife on the road as it was still early so potentially a lot of nocturnal animals were still wandering…

The steam from the cane factory rose and added to the interesting vista…

We planned to stop for lunch at Rockhampton but parking in Rocky was horrendous for vans…Kerry and Gordie snagged a spot at the Botanic Gardens so ate there and we continued on the Mt Larcom and had lunch there… On to Agnes Water and 1770 through a lot of roadworks on the Bruce Highway…we all arrived at 1770 at about 4PM – plenty of time to set up and have a quick look around.

Sunset over the water is an unusual occurrence on the east coast but the aspect of 1770 facing west over the inlet made for a spectacular sunset…..