330 Kms to Carnarvon Gorge

Day 8
We drove to Carnarvon Gorge and I spotted wild Emus running along the side of the road which was pretty cool. The Takarakka bush resort is where we stayed and there were only as couple of other camping groups there at the time so it was very quiet. We had lots of Kangaroos around our camp site too, they were very friendly. The owner said there were 600 booked to stay at Easter and I think that would be too crowded for me.



We travelled on gravel for 11 kms and went over our first water crossing on the way in to Takarakka, which was pretty cool.

Mum got out of the car and walked across to photograph it - so it wasn't too deep.

Melon Festival

Day 7

There was a Sausage King competition and we got to taste some. I entered the dash for cash, I didn't win but did ok. I also did melon skiing which is were you wear melons on your feet and people pull you along this tarp. I fell out of my melons, as soon as they started pulling my melons fell of.

I did melon bungey and melon toss which was were you try to throw a melon though a hole. Dad watched pip spitting and we played poker I won.

Later we went to a concert were we saw fireworks and a lazer show which was amazing.

There were 3 singers which were, the Melon Idle winner, Adam Harvey and Tom Black and there was a band called The Wolverines and they were bloomen awsome!

Melon Junior Chef and Rodeo

Day 6
We went and saw a Healthy Food Show followed by Junior Melon Chef. The junior chefs had to cook 3 or 4 courses and they had to have melon in each course. Alistair McLeod was the celebrity chef judge, plus other judges from the local area.


Next we went and watched the Melon Weigh-in and the winning melon weighed in at 54.3kg.

Later we went to a rodeo.
One bronco kicked the fence right in front of us and a bull came really close, Mum thought he was going to come through the fence. It was awsome and I got some cool vids.

342 Kms to Chinchilla

Day 5
To day we drove to Chinchilla for the Melon Festival and I counted 974 roadside cacti along the way. We stopped in Kilkivan along the way and saw a Wood turners Cottage with examples
of all the wood available in Queensland.

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There was a cutting from a Forest Red Gum which was 1.6 metres in Diameter.

Saw some interesting grain silos on the way out of Kilkivan.

Mum and Dad had a steak for dinner, after one of Mums work mates said they were the best - she said they were pretty good.

146 kms to Rainbow Beach
Day 1
We left late in the day on the thirteenth of February and arrived at Rainbow Beach. Our site was also number 13, but a least it wasn't a Friday. We had to set up in the dark and we didn't do a stellar job. Later while I was asleep and it was raining heavily, the water pooled, then the roof gave way over the top of me and I got soaked.

Day 2
We played traditional Yahtzee and I won on 139 points. Played with my Fizzby in the pool. I put a photo of my class mates up in the caravan.

Day 3
Drove to Inskip Point which is where the barges meet to take the cars to Fraser Island. When we were heading back we stopped and went fishing, lots of bites but no luck. Mum baked a cake and me and Dad went to the skate park while Mum iced the cake. I was wearing roller blades and fell over several times and hurt my wrist. Visited the memorial park near the surf club where there is the propeller from the Cherry Venture a ship wrecked here in 1973. Finished the day with a swim in the pool.

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Day 4 Rainbow Beach

Day 4
Went for a walk up to the Carlo Sandblow which was discovered by Captain Cook and named after one of his crew and is continually been blown inland.

This is serious, we just listed our house to Rent!!

26 days till we leave and so much to do .....

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