Bargara

Great start to our time here at Bargara with a dentist appointment for both Baz and myself first thing Monday morning! We both had broken teeth, must be something to do with our age!  Baz got off quiet lightly only having a filling, I was told that mine was not worth saving, so after a some what difficult extraction and booking for return visits we headed off to the Bargara Beach Caravan Park that was to be our home for the next month.

Upon arrival at the caravan park we were informed that the area that we had requested was not available and we had been allotted another site. Imediatley we realised that it was not in a very good area of the park, being the nice people that we are we agreed to have a look, as things may have improved since we were last here two years ago. No such luck, it was a dirty sandy site, undercover of trees which bats roost in! It was in total shade and I did not want to spend the next month feeling grotty and cold! I am sure the Manager must have been laughing up her sleeve as Baz had said he hoped they had given us a nice sunny spot, I am sure she was not surprised to see us return to the office. We were told that there were no other powered sited available, so said we were quiet happy to go to the unpowered area until a better site came available, we only had to wait a few nights to get a nice grassy spot with plenty of sun! Baz said, "Happy Wife Happy Life" !!!!!!!

We have now been at Bargara for nearly a week, cannot believe how fast time is going. This time in nine weeks we will be back in Melbourne waiting to sail home to Tassie, out time away is certainly going much too fast!

As I am still having problems from the tooth extraction, we have taken things a bit slower this week. After setting up on Monday we went into the Sugarlands Shopping Centre in Bundaberg to get a few essentials, did not get time to stop at Bundy Rum to get our supply of their chocolate Royal Liqueur, will have to make sure we stock up soon. Tuesday night we went out with Leonie and Richard fellow Jurgens owners that we met here in the park along with Joan and Eddie who also own a Jurgens who we had met previously in Moree, and have crossed paths once again. Wednesday we went out to Elliott Heads for a game of bowls, took us a while to adjust to the fast green, but we had given our opponents too many shots to catch up. Yesterday we rode our bikes to the supermarket 2klms alway stopping at the waterfront shops for a homemade Jaffa Icecream. It was very pleasant sitting on the foreshore eating our Icecream and watching a pod a dolphins and we were also lucky enough to see a couple of whales passing along the coastline on their journey north. Making it back to the van after a 5.3 klm ride, I am sure that would have counteracted the Icecream. Today we woke to a very overcast day and much cooler than we have been experiencing, it only managed to get to 20 degrees. It was good weather for a walk to the main st 3.2klms return, just loving my new app that keeps a record of distance walked or rode. Hoping it helps me loose these extra kilos!

Happy Hour at Bargara

Baby Plovers newly hatched

Only 1 surviving baby!

Woodgate Beach

Friday we literally rolled out of Burrum Heads after a fortnight of cream cakes and coffee's, and carrying and extra couple of kilos! We had a very social time in the very friendly park, we certainly were not in a hurry to leave on our last morning, even when there was another caravan waiting to get onto our site and had been there since 8am! We had not planned for an early exit so we did not pull out until 9.30am, they just had to wait we had until 10am to vacate the site. Then we only went a couple of hundred metres to the bakery for our farewell morning tea, finally getting away about 11.15 am to travel the 98klm to Woodgate Beach.

Today is our third day here at Woodgate Beach Caravan Park, we have a very sandy site, the only saving grace is that we have a concrete slab. I think we must be in the most shady part of the park as well as we do not get the sun until around 2pm, so even though we are in QLD it can be quiet cool in the shade. Keeping our fingers crossed for a nice sunny site when we get to Bargara on Monday, as we will be there for a month.

Since being here we have been for a drive to check out the area at the far end of the beach that overlooks the Burrum River and Burrum Heads, we were waving but we were too far away for Maree to see us. Here at Woodgate it is great for cycling with an excellent bike/walking track the length of the beach. Yesterday we rode to the south, stopping in at the local bowls club. The greens looked very fast and we were told they run 17 - 18 there were 90 players registered for Friday afternoon bowls, the start of a full week of a bowls competition. We also saw some of the local wildlife occupying the front lawns helping out with the grass cutting. Later we stopped in at the Serenity Cafe at the park for a bacon and egg burger which we took over to the beach and sat in the sun to enjoy. Today we were once again on our bikes this time heading north along the beach to the boat ramp and the local pub that looked deserted and closed but on closer inspection found that is was open for business. On return to the park we once again visited the Serenity Cafe for our lunch, this time armed with our towels so we could lounge on the sand and soak up some of this gorgeous weather. I did hear a few z's coming from Baz!

Tomorrow we leave for Bargara which is only 67klms away, we need to have an early start as I have a dentist appointment at 9.40am managed to get a cancellation otherwise have to wait until 11th August.

Sunset Burrum Heads

Looking towards Burrum Heads from Woodgate

Enjoying the sun and sand at Woodgate

Preparing for the return to the park

Local lawn mowers

Broken down lawn mower