May 28th & 29th, 2012- Harbour Lights Caravan Park- Bowen

Monday morning we were up early and heading south again to Bowen. The roads were busy and lots of road construction. We stopped at Ayr for a quick break along the way. Countryside has changed a bit from the rainforest to more conventional Aussie Bushland. We arrived in Bowen late in the morning and got setup at Harbour Lights Caravan Park. We got a drive through site but it is one of the smallest sites we have had. It was windy so we didn't put up the awning but if we had it might touch the caravan beside us. Fairly basis facilities although it is opposite the Harbour. Unfortunately there is a strong southerly wind blowing in off the water.

After lunch we did a drive around Bowen to explore. Lots of nice beaches and parkland again although the beaches aren't up to the standard of the West Coast. We did a number of stops and small walks at Rose Bay, Queens Beach, Grays Beach, and Horeshoe Bay. Got some nice pictures before heading back into town for some shopping.

We entertained Carol for the Voice after dinner, while Stephen walked down to the Pub to watch Monday Night Football.

Tuesday was windy and cloudy. We are over the bad weather already. We did a walk down to the Visitor Centre along the beach and almost got blown away by the wind. We met a nice older gentleman, who was a volunteer at the Visitor Centre, who told us all about the Australia Movie Set which was filmed in Bowen 5 years ago.

The rest of the day was spent hibernating in our caravans. Sandra did a bit of laundry and cleaning while I did some computer work with photos and the Blog. Sandra and I took a quick drive up to Flagstaff Hill in the afternoon when the sun broke through for a few minutes. Good views and the water is more the blue colour we have been expecting.

We have decided to move on in the morning as the weather is predicted to get worse here; but really don't know if it will get any better wherever we go.