Lake Elphingstone

Fri 8^th Aug

We were up bright and early and on the road just after 7am.  Near Bowen we stopped and bought big bags of tomatoes and capsicums for $2 each. There must have been at least 3kg of tomatoes in a bag and they ranged in ripeness. In Bowen we surprised Lyn who is staying in the Tropical Beach Park – a very nice park at the end of a dead end street and right on the beach. She was thrilled because she had been looking for the loggerhead turtles that reputedly come in there and this morning she saw two. We also met her sister, Jill and brother in law, Noel and had a look at their new caravan – really nice and very comfy. They come to this park every year, so are classed as locals. After leaving Bowen we headed inland again, passing through kilometres of tomato crops at various stages of growth. Then we got out into mining country – coal mining. They sure use up a lot of country. Finally we ended at a free camp at Lake Elphingstone with a fabulous uninterrupted view of the lake. The advertised showers didn’t work, but the toilets were clean and had paper.