Back to early mornings for me. I got up about 6.00 and it was a perfect 17 degrees. By 7.30 there was already some sting in the sun. Breakfast (for Nick and I) was bacon and eggs (surprise, surprise). We went for a walk on the beach, did a final pack up, and were on the road by 8.45.

We didn’t go very far – just in to Yeppoon, as we had been told there is a good bakery there (by old mate from the brewery). So we all got an iced drink and cake.

We went for a walk around the town a bit, as we didn’t have much on for the day and were in no rush.

And then it was a fairly uneventful drive on to Clairvale – Barracrab Camp Ground, as recommended by Trevor Hill (from skydiving days). It was a very open caravan park, right on the beach. Because it was quite windy, we found a spot a little back from the beach. Then it was in to book our dinner, as we had to do that before 4.00. And since we were there, we enjoyed a ginger beer on the beach.

On the walk back to camp we met Tony. We had seen him backing his caravan in on our way to booking dinner, and he said it was his first time. So we thought we’d give him some stick. Well, he was quite a character – Maltese. He had picked up the van yesterday so was pretty chuffed with it. For $60K it was a pretty awesome unit.

It was still about 2.00, so I got my laptop out to do a bit of work, while passing the time.

Come 4.00 (well, I waited until 4.30 while I was working) it was time for a beer or 2. We wandered over to dinner, and had a chat to the couple next to us until their meal came. We enjoyed our steaks, and then returned to camp for a few more drinks. Nick and I went to our neighbours site as they had music playing, but they weren’t really very friendly, so he and I just sat up talking shit all night.