Monday and Tuesday (Week 2)- Yeppoon

 Greetings! I am currently on my bed (again) writing more blog posts, trying to catch up before I watch Bluey. 😁

This post will be documenting Monday and Tuesday of last week. *Note: I wrote this last week (Suddenly realizing how far behind I am haha) 

Monday

And here we are. Now to say what we did today… Now what did we do today? 🤔

 

  

So, this morning we did school, and conveniently we have a pavilion beside us that is shaded most of the morning, so I was able to be in the shade while I was doing school which was awesome. After school, we went to Bluff Point, which was a 2.3km walk (that seemed much longer) and it took us about 1 ½ hours to complete. We saw some turtles at a lookout, and got beautiful pictures throughout the way as it gave us amazing views of Yeppoon. We saw a road from a distance, and then later on in the week got to drive on that same road. While hiking up the “longer, gentler path” we didn’t quite realise how high we were getting as we were surrounded by trees. Until there was a gap in the trees and we saw the ocean. It was pretty spectacular. While the walk was steep, and it was a very good workout, I think all of us agree that the view was definitely worth it. It was very windy however, and I nearly dropped my phone as I took photos. 🤭Even so, we were really tired at the end, and then Dad was like “let’s see if there are any other walks nearby.” None of us were keen about the idea. We sat on the beach for a while, and then DROVE to a nearby lookout where there was a shipwreck. I think it was called Wreck Point…? It was really nice, but still windy. There was a 60step walk that Dad went on while the rest of us stayed in the car. We then had to do some grocery shopping, and then came back to the campsite. And now… I am finally caught up. Now I might go and watch some Bluey! Bye for now,

Tahllia 😻

 

Tuesday

Hi again! I thought about saying “Happy Anzac Day” but instead I am going to say, “Lest we forget” Today, since it has been so busy, I must confess that I haven’t really thought much about the reason that we were able to have the day off school/work. However, as I am currently lying on my bed, feeling like I could lie down and go to sleep, I can’t help but be reminded that we could be living in a very different country if it weren’t for our soldiers. Just a thought.

 

 

 We have been able to have a wonderful day today, even though it didn’t go quite to plan…

 

Last night when talking about our plans for today, it was supposed to go like this: Leave at 9am, arrive in Rockhampton at around 10ish and do a cave tour. Then after that we go to the Botanical Gardens for a couple hours, walk around, go into the free zoo there, and then go to the Heritage Village after that for another couple hours. Instead, our day went like this…

 

We slept in... a very little bit, got ready for the day, and then ended up leaving at around 9.30ish. Turns out that after Dad researched a bit more this morning (or maybe last night… I dunno) the cave tour was a bit expensive for only 45minutes in the caves. So instead, we were going to just go to the Botanical Gardens to start off with (the Historical Village was closed) and then go on from there to wherever. Venice. (Long story short that is our code-word for just living in the moment and not rushing. It was a lesson that Mum and Dad learnt… while in Venice. You might read that word often in this blog.) But once arriving, we discovered that the free zoo (which was the most attractive thing for me there) did not open until 1.30pm. We arrived at about 10.30ish. So, to kill the next few hours (and because for some reason Mum and Dad find walking around gardens interesting 😀) we… walked around. Our first stop was this “Wetlands Lookout” which was actually quite nice, but my favourite part was before the lookout where there were these turtles gathering around where a man was feeding them. We stayed there watching for ages, and the turtles were coming up really close out of the water. After getting many photos, we moved on, but not without counting the 20-something turtles within about a metre radius. The wetlands/lake was nice, however was mostly those plant thingies that makes it all look green, and then far out you could see the nice blue clear water. 

 

After that we kept walking to these Japanese gardens that Mum wanted to see. Not gonna lie, the gardens were quite nice. (I am scratching my neck right now, because I think I got somewhat sunburnt today ☹ #randomthought haha) Rianna, my sister called me, and I was able to have a nice chat with her, and then we went to get lunch. Correction. Dad went to get lunch, while the rest of us looked around a gift shop and bought some postcards. There were some rainbow lorikeets around that would sit on the tables, but no matter how hard we tried, none of them would come up to our table. We must smell…

 

But, after lunch, and after some persevering, some rainbow lorikeets came up to me and ate grapes out of my hand! It was really nice, and they were actually really gentle. I thought that their beaks would hurt, but it was kinda the feeling of rubbing your smooth fingernails down your skin. Everyone was able to get some nice photos which I was happy about.

 

After lunch (and after the bird feeding) we went to the zoo. Without going into major details about every single animal, I have just included a picture of the map. 

I think all of us will say that our favourite animals were the otters (Christopher’s favourite), the meerkats (Dad’s and my personal favourite) and chimpanzees (Mum’s personal favourite). The otters were quite cute, and the meerkats were adorable. They kept sitting up and looking, or standing, or just lounging back in a pot plant. I just sat and watched them for ages and would have kept doing if not for the fact that we wanted to get back home. The chimpanzees were also really cute, and there was a year old one that would climb around, and “boop” the other’s monkey’s noses, and also take un-invited piggybacks. It was pretty funny, as (no offense) it kinda reminded me personality-wise of my year-old nephews 🙂

 

We are now all pretty tired, and my legs are especially tired, particularly with the combination of yesterdays hike… It is the perfect weather for snuggling up under a blanket (and with a cat if I had that option) and watching Bluey (comment below if you like Bluey) While our plans for today were going to be really busy and going from one place to another, it was really nice just to leisurely walk around the Botanical Gardens and laugh together looking at the animals. Turns out that being flexible is really rewarding…

Thanks for reading! 

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Many blessings,

Tahllia 😻