Callopie

Yesterday we left Rockhampton heading a little further south, diverting into Gladstone and seeing the coal loading wharf area and just a short drive around the town before heading off to the free camp out at Callopie. We had planned only to stay here the one night, but as it is such a clean green area have decided to spend a second night before we travel onto Bundaberg, where we are booked in at a caravan park out at Bargara Beach. Yesterday when we arrived there was a market being held at the Heritage Village just above where we are camped. so it was left to Bazza to set up while I went for a look at lots of handcrafted wares. We also had another surprise as just after pulling in Bridget & Don who we had met at Seaforth pulled in along side of us. We have said goodbye to them four time already, but we keep coming across each other along the way after Seaforth it was Theresa Creek Dam, Emerald, Bedford Weir and now again here at Callopie. It is not even because we are travelling the same route as they have been going a different way to us, just ending up in the same places, tonight I am cooking a roast of pork as a farewell dinner.

This morning we had a ride around on our bikes to check out the area, we are camping on the northern side of the river so we went for a ride over to the other side and have decided that we are in the better spot. On the way back to the van we cycled up the hill and enjoyed a coffee and hot chocolate at the little kiosk at the Heritage Village. Last night one of our fellow campers counted the vans and motor homes here and there was 87 just on this side of the river.