Nele & Andrew Around Oz: Southside Holiday Village, Rockhampton, QLD

Day 248 – 22nd October 2011

Southside Holiday Village, Rockhampton, QLD

This morning we drove out to Sandy Point offering views over Corio Bay and Farnborough Beach. The road, described as rough 2WD, had lots of potholes so was very bumpy and slow, but still worth the drive. Next we returned to Yeppoon and went for a leisurely stroll through this pretty seaside town. Afterwards we continued our way to Rockhampton via the scenic drive. First stop was at Wreck Point Lookout, offering views back on Yeppoon and towards Rosslyn Bay. We continued on to Rosslyn Bay with a look at the marina and a walk in Double Head NP to 2 lookouts, one being the remnants of a millennia-old volcanic plug (700m return – 15min). Next we took a walk at Bluff Point NP to Turtle and Ritamata Lookouts (2km return – 30min). At Emu Park we had a look at the Singing Ship, a memorial to Captain Cook, before finally driving to Rockhampton. In Rocky we visited Quay Street with its many historic buildings and finished the day with a drive up Mt Archer with several lookouts over the city and beyond.