I woke about 6.00 again. There was a full lunar eclipse last night. At one point I looked outside and it hadn’t started, and the next time the moon had gone behind the caravan so I couldn’t see it – although it was definitely darker.

I cooked some bacon and eggs in the camp kitchen for Nick and I – really convenient with the facilities all being there! Plus boiling water for a cuppa. We pottered around while packing up camp, and hit the road a bit before 9.00 for our first destination.

We didn’t bother with a tour, but we bought a drink and a banger.

In the shop, we decided to get some Bacon and Onion Relish, thinking it would go well with our dinner.

We left the brewery – Pete had to deal with some work stuff, so had a bit of a break first. And then we found the Big Barrel.

Inside we were able to get some labels for Bundaberg Ginger Beer bottles with our own photo and caption. So we thought what the heck and did that – especially as we were able to get the stickers without a bottle, so we didn’t end up with more glass in the car. A little keep-sake.

We turned off the road to Agnes Creek and Seventeen Seventy. A brief stop at the supermarket to top up a few supplies, and then we drove to the lookout at the tip of Seventeen Seventy. We took a few photos, and made our way back to the G’day Parks Caravan Park. Pete had joined up to get us a 10% discount. As a senior he got 10% off the G’day Parks membership too!

Our campsite was at the end of the park, but the closest spot to the beach, so we were quite happy. Although it was still 800m to the beach, but that was OK. We set up our camp. The campsite had lots of trees, so plenty of shade, keeping things nice and cool, so I was happy. We wandered towards the beach, after much debating about whether to walk or take the car down (4WD only track). About 2/3 down, I turned around to ge the car, as Nick would struggle to walk back up, and I met them at the carpark. It was then another 50m to the water. Shirt off, and I was straight in for a cool off. The water wasn’t cold at all, but the boys wussed out.

We got in the car and drove back to camp, and then organised dinner. We went down to the camp kitchen and cooked steak and sausages and eggs. Nick’s on first for a few minutes, then Pete’s for a minute or so, and then mine, as I prefer it rarer. Nick had bought some steaks from his local butcher, and they were delicious! As were the sausages. We had the bacon and onion relish on it, and it was a fantastic dinner!

After eating we washed up, and sat around camp, coming up with a rough plan for the next few days, and booking our next nights campground. The night went quickly, and before I knew it, I was starting to get tired, so went to bed.