Yeppoon

Firstly a postscript to Eungella – we were having dinner on our last evening there – in the appropriately named Possum’s Table when the possums appeared outside eating fruit from their table – they had failed to appear the previous night but generally turn up to entertain the diners.

Today we headed south to Yeppoon – rather further than I expected as I had misread the map distances – nearly 500 km, but a chance to get a sense for the state as a whole. The sugar cane which had dominated the landscape from north of Cairns began to peter out about 200 kms south of Mackay. The huge sugar cane mills and rail lines that just get used once a year disappeared to be replaced by cattle, largely Indian breeds, Brahman.

We stopped to sample Mrs.Mack’s famous pies in transit.

Yeppoon was a pleasant small seaside resort so walked along the beach for a couple of miles and continued the local food theme by sampling fish and chips from the Takeaway recommended by the Rough Guide. After we came off the beach we spotted a sign asking that any crocodiles be reported immediately. Jean was pleased that she had not seen it earlier!