By the numbers
10.26kms walking
13723 steps
141.4 kms riding
2hrs and 13 mins
The sleep in the caravan park was not very bad at all in 1770. With the amounts of children floating around the day before it was very quiet overnight. I found that to be very good as we know it would be a nice place to stay. People were packing up to leave not long after we started packing up to leave. We just were not totally sure about the weather as it was cloudy. The first stop was at the cafe right next door to the Rust Pelican fish and chip shop we had the night before. From there we headed to the end of the road where there were the lookouts and two things I wanted to see. The monument to the landing of James Cook in 1770 and the anchor to Countess Russel, a ship of some sort.
We stopped off at Agnes Water where we both got fuel before heading towards Bundaberg. The ride was really good especially for half of it when there was no one behind us on the way back. There were plenty of people coming into the area from the other direction. I was following and happy to do so, although there were several stones that flicked up and hit my helmet and visor, which gave me a little shock. Half way to Bundaberg, we did stop at the town of Rosedale for a quick break, where we had a drink and a wander. I didn’t mind the little wooden bridge we had crossed to get into the town. It was actually pretty dry out here too.
By the time we made it to Bundaberg, we still had plenty of time before we could check into the motel. We had a drink from, the servo and headed to the Bundaberg Rum factory. That was easy to find when we had a GPS and there was an information centre behind it as well. We stopped there for a look and knowing we had to apparently book online for the tour, we just rocked up and asked if there were any afternoon tours available. We were able to get into the 1pm tour and leave our helmet and jacket behind the counter. We walked through the museum before the tour started. We found the factory had burnt to the ground twice and one of them was due to a lightning strike. The rest went through the processes and also showed the different types of rum they made over the years. Once we were sitting at the cinema watching the Mega Factories episode of the Bundy Rum factory, the tour began. They took us through the distillery with the molasses and the fermentation, before going to the sampling. Nigel and I took off before the sampling as we didn’t want to drink and ride especially when the drinks were 1 standard each. I went through the shop.
By the time we headed to the motel and could check in, we
had a little bit of a rest before I went for a wander. I found a monument to
the local aviator, Hinkler. Though I wasn’t able to visit his museum, I was
happy to find this one.. I wandered the local streets as I kept finding artwork
on street corners and the art deco facades on the buildings. I watched a train
cross the river with plenty of carriages, which was at least a kilometre in length.
Where I had gotten stuck watching the train was next to a local park that had a
zoo, which at that time was closed. There was the next best thing as the park
had three colonial guns on display. I walked back to the hotel, where I cleaned
up before heading out for a feed just down the road.
Once we were back, we made plans to head to Gympie as our next stop before
heading home on Sunday. At least now we know what happens when we are pushed
and that the heat doesn’t help either. Learning experiences and all that. We
are staying right across the road from a local hostel, so shall see how quiet
that is.
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