With only a little over 100 km to travel we had quite a leisurely start to the day. Again travelled through more sugar cane country and horticulture areas. On a couple of farms along the way tomato picking was in progress.
We were quite amazed at the size of Harvey Bay – spreads out for kilometres along the coastline. The guy at the Visitor Information Centre described it as the biggest retirement village in Australia and judging by the locals we’ve seen, probably not far wrong. We’ve seen lots of elderly citizens (mum and I certainly wouldn’t look out of place) and quite a few on bikes. There’s a footpath runs alongside The Esplanade and waterfront and using by people cycling, walking and jogging. All very pleasant.
Despite the retirement aspect of the place there are still lots of schools and kids and even a number of backpackers.
Before lunch we walked along Urangan Pier, about 1.8 km out and back. Mum and I were fascinated with the (Soldier?) crabs we saw on the sand – it was a huge mass of moving crabs everywhere.
We decided, mainly for financial reasons, that we would give whale watching and Fraser Island a miss on this trip. After these two activities, there isn’t a lot else to do or see – just laze around and let the world pass by. I think mum and I would be quite bored if we had to stay here more than a few days.
We gave Gollops a ring and will catch up with them tomorrow afternoon. They were involved in softball years ago when I coached their daughter, Sharon. They moved up here from Dapto 5 years ago.
We found the local Aquatic Centre this afternoon so mum checked it out and had a training swim.
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