Gladstone

Why did we come here? The information says it’s industrial, but somehow made it sound appealing, which it isn’t. We didn’t even bother to climb up Aukland Lookout as we didn’t believe that the view from up there would be any better than it was from sea-level. Aluminium smelters and a large liquid natural gas depot occupied most of the waterside along with all of the paraphernalia that is required.

We walked along Spinnaker Park looking for Dugongs and porpoises but didn’t see any. The cafe was shut at 3:30pm so we weren’t loving the vibe and decided to move on.

We left to go on to Yeppoon, where Bun’s mother once lived. As we drove along we saw a train with 104 coal freight carriages on a rail line running next to the road. In total we saw 3 trains carrying coal into Gladstone and one empty one leaving it. Each train has three engines, front, rear and middle.

We are in a campsite at Yeppoon, overlooking the beach and (we are told) Great Keppel Island, where we hope to go for a day trip tomorrow 😀Read more