Our Hervey Bay focus was visiting Di and some friends. We organised a caravan park, plus a weekend mini holiday for Bandit (to allow dog-free exploring). There had been some talk of a quick Fraser Island daytrip but it would have been quite a rushed visit - so is back on the wishlist for another time.
We had a pleasant wander around Maryborough and particularly liked seeing the flash Cistern Chapel, where volunteers conduct loo tours - and will evict visitors if someone wants to use the facilities!
On arrival at Urangan Pier (one of the longest in Australia), we noticed a tern among the rocks, being watched over by another bird. It was being washed over by waves, so something was amiss. Nick climbed down the rocks, rescued the tern and we took it to the vet for treatment.
A ‘Divine Dunnies’ volunteer committee raised funds, got the Fraser Coast Regional Council onside and generated support from local businesses, to unveil a masterstroke of public art.
We returned to the pier about 20 minutes later and strolled all the way out to the end. There were large crabs swimming up to the water's surface, which were neat!
The Botanic Gardens were lovely and we returned to see the Orchid House. Gorgeous!
Orchid House was built in 2000 and has vastly grown into an attraction for all ages. Today the orchid collection has about 5,500 orchids.
There were beach walks, and we chose areas where Bandit could go. Arkarra Lagoons was new to us and somewhere else we could take Mr Dog.
We were at close quarters in the caravan park but hadn't spent much time on site, cos we were too busy exploring. It was a very pleasant final week.
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