We had visited Childers previously but still managed to discover a few things to do and see to fill our weeks stay.
A visit to the Bird Park, although a bit expensive, was interesting with some very friendly and colourful birds in the free flight area.
Bundaberg is only an hour away so we took a drive there and had a cuppa and a chat with Fred and Sharon. We visited the Ginger Beer Brewery and also drove around town and could see some of the damage caused by the flooding earlier in the year. We returned by to Childers via Gin Gin.
Gladstone and Tannum Sands
Tannum Sands, just south of Gladstone has a park that could accommodate us for a week. Most caravan parks in the Gladstone area are filled with workers.
We had a great catch-up with Kim and Michael and their growing family and celebrated Michael’s birthday when we had a sleep-over at their home.
Kim, Crawf and I enjoyed a morning tea barge cruise of Gladstone Harbour and viewed the islands and the growing industrial sites. The excellent commentary informed us about the liquid gas and coal handling facilities which are being built and extended in the area.
We also drove to Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy. Seventeen Seventy is so named because it was a landing place for the explorer Captain James Cook in 1770. Agnes Water is a very pretty sea-side holiday town with great beaches.
After a week we departed Tannum Sands and made the very slow trip to Rockhampton, slow going due to extensive roadwork.
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