Noosa to 1770

Day 47 (For the keen eyed amonst you, we have not missed a day in the Brisbane to Maroochdore section it looks like we did 2 day 39's)
Up and time to pack up and leave Noosa, call in to Tewantin to get our National park pass and continue towards Inskip point which is the Northern most point of the Great sandy national park. Stopped in Gympie to get Supplies and finally i can buy Zelda for the DS (a long awaited moment, Carmen is not sure which budget this comes out of)
Arrive in the bush campsite which is pretty basic. No electricity, no running water and a drop toilet and thats about it. You are allowed fires though (always good) so we set up in a nice beachside spot with a view across to Fraser Island, get out the solars and were set.

Another lovely sunset (They never get boring) and im hurrying Carmen into bed so that i can play the long awaited game.

Set the bed up, get in, get the game out (I cannot wait to play this). Press the power button and...
Nothing
'what do you mean its not working!'.
The bloody batteries are flat!!

Day 48
Cycle just up the road (i use the term 'road' loosely here) to where the ferry leaves for Fraser island and watch all the 4wd's accross the sand. See an interesting sign telling you that the maximum speed on the beach is 80km/hr!

Decide to do some fishing with our new secret weapon. Raw chicken!
First cast and i think ive caught a monster, reeled it in only to find it was a crab (The chicken must be working).

A cold beer in the afternoon is heaven and we settle in for yet another nice sunset and a Camp fire with marshmallows.

Day 49
Time to move on again (Both in need of a shower). Stop at Rainbow beach and have a look at Carlo sandblow, an amazing natural sand dune caused by the wind blowing the sand up and inland and it keeps inching inland like a glacier. The dune is made up of different coloured sands which are in layers so when you walk across it you see the different colours.
We guessed that this is how Rainbow beach got its name.

Continue on to Hervey Bay, which is famous for its whale watching cruises and is also the place where carmen's mums grew up. So check into a campsite in Scarness,

Which coincedentally is just around the corner from the Historical village museum where there is the one room school where the twins went to school (although not on the same site) and a whole room dedicated to Carmens ancestors, well worth a visit if you are ever in Hervey Bay.

Ready for a drink we call in at the local pub, which finally is a proper pub with a bar and people drinking beer.
Back at the campsite I find a friendly Possum just outside the van and gave him a gingernut, which he skulked off to eat, scaring the woman in the tent next door (Sorry).
Still not in a powered site we resort to charging everyhting up in the kitchen area and finally i do get to play zelda (It was well worth the wait!!)

Day 50
Pack up and a short drive to Dundowran and the twins family home (when they were growing up) and the original site of the school building we saw the day before and down to see the beach shack, right on Dundowran beach.

Unsure of next stop we head to Bundaberg (famous for turtle watching and rum). Not much going on in the town, we decide not to do a tour of the distillery as i wouldnt have been able to drive after the complimentary tastings so continue on Agnes water and 1770 (so called as this is where Cook discovered Queensland in 1770) which is also home to Queenslands Northernmost surfing beach.
Realising that this will be the last surf for a while (Perth?) we check in for 3 days.
Cycle in to watch the Sunset over the water in 1770.

Day 51
Up early (10 to 8) and walk to the beach to check out the surf. Its only a short walk but im glad i didnt lug the board down as well, there aren't really any waves at all (Not for us pros)

So plan B, cycle to Captain cook lookout in the Joseph Banks National Park to look out to where Cook would have sailed in.

Organised a fishing charter for the next morning (Booked a tinnie) and cycle to Agnes water to pick up a few bits.
We decide to treat ourselves to fish and chips from the campsite resteraunt (Not two words you normally see together) and are a little dissapointed with the results.
Basically a giant fish finger and undercooked chips (We really need to catch something tomorrow).