Hervey Bay 25th May

Tuesday 25th May

Woke up to the sound of rain which was not what we wanted to hear as packing up the Jayco is not the best when its wet. So we made the decision to stay another day as we aren't on any timetable and can do our own thing as we want.

The caravan park was emptying out as the rain continued to fall. Travellers heading off inland looking for some dryer weather and other places to explore. However it wont be long before this region will become much busier when the whale watching season starts as the whales migrate from the icy waters of the Antarctic each year arriving at Hervey Bay mid to late July and staying until around early to mid November. We have previously enjoyed one of these whale watching boat trips which are very popular with the tourists.

We decided to do some more exploring around the Hervey Bay area and set out for River Heads where the barges leave for Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world.

It all looked quite bleak and miserable in the overcast rainy day much different when we went there a few years ago on a two day trip around the island.

We had a look around this little village looking for somewhere to get out of the rain which happened to be a very nice coffee shop over looking the sandy straits.

With the rain still falling on our way back we stopped off at the local supermarket to pick up some supplies for the next few days.