The drive from Cape Palmerston to Yeppoon was non eventful but I have to say the stretch of highway between Mackay and Rockhampton is the worst bit of road I have driven on for a major state highway. If I was a Queenslander I would be disgusted with the state of the Bruce Highway, its no wonder its deemed one of the most dangerous in the country. Doesn’t help also that you have idiots passing on bends or double white lines, makes the driving rather tiring.

Anyway we got to Yeppoon safely and its surprising how big it is. I do remember this was going to be the big tourist place for the Japanese but in the 80’s and 90’s but didn’t quite get off the map. Never the less its certainly a tourist town and with Great Keppel Island just off the coast there’s always tourist coming thru town. We’re staying at a Caravan park right on the beach and its been booked out for months and is booked out to the end of October, so business has been good here.

Yeppoon looks nice, so we’re looking forward to spending a few days here before heading off south to 1770 for a week.