This morning we awoke to a really really REALLY nice home-made breakfast which was included in our Airbnb. Besides really good bread, we also got smoothies, so we decided to test out the latest investment in our anti-plastic-crusade – Turtely strawesome straws!
Turns out, metal straws are great for smoothies, especially if there is still some bits of fruit remaining!
Unfortunately it was already time for us to head off for the next bit of serious driving, all the way up to Rockhampton today. But first we decided to stop off at the Bundaberg barrel to pick up some refreshments for the drive. Manja was a little obsessed with the ginger beer, and after some tastings I got to say that they make some fine lemonades! We decided to get a couple of different sets to see us through the rest of our trip.
Drinks in-hand we drove on, stopping for lunch at a little place called the Miriam Vale cafe. While waiting for our lunch we saw this little guy scavenging the tables with serious focus.
A few more hours of driving and we arrived in Rockhampton where we had a really basic room in a shared apartment. Manja really likes botanic gardens and after our experience in Noosa we decided to give the Rockhampton gardens a chance too. We were greeted by a flock of angry geese. Well, maybe hungry, but they were not well pleased by us not feeding them.
Unimpressed Geese are unimpressed
With the botanic gardens being at the river, we quickly found out that there was a LOT of mosquitos around again, so after a quick bird-watching photo-shoot on a mini-pier, we retreated inland.
Unfortunately it was dusk, so not long before the mosquitoes followed us!
We power-walked back to the car and grabbed some dinner at a local sushi bar before having an early night.
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