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26 January 2022

Elliot Heads Holiday Park - Elliot Heads

January 22nd to 26th

Hervey Bay to Elliot Heads 130km
Accommodation: Elliot Heads Holiday Park
Our Rating: 5/5
Cost: $38.00 Pn Powered Site
Camp Fires: Allowed
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Travelling with: Fiona Ellis, Steve Melinda Conlan, Wayne Kylie Pitt

The accommodation
The perfect quiet beach location for your next holiday! Our foreshore offers grassed parkland for walking, kite flying, barbecues or just enjoying the fantastic ocean and river views. Coffee shop and all amenities close by including park play area for children.Located just 15 minutes from Bundaberg's CBD, it’s a leisurely drive through productive rural farmland to this tranquil seaside haven. Great fishing, windsurfing, kite surfing and the bright white sands make our waters a wonderful place for snorkelling. The beaches are great for secluded walks and our park is a fantastic recreational area for the whole family.

Everybody knows about the Fam Bundaberg Rum Factory, but we found three other must do's whist in Bunaberg.


Kalki Moon Gin Factory CHA CHA Chocolate Jakes Candy Store

 

We did have four great days of weather for our first trip of 2022...


 



04 October 2021

Chevallan Archery Park - Gympie

October 2nd to 4th - our 3rd visit

Hervey Bay to Gympir 116km
Accommodation: Chevallan Archery Park
Our Rating: 5/5
Cost: $25.00 Pn Unpowered Site
Camp Fires: Allowed
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Travelling with: Fiona Ellis, Dave Sarah Rodwell, Steve Melinda Conlan, Wayne Kylie Pitt, Mark Kerry Mayer


The accommodation
Chevallan Archery Park is located 18 km east of Gympie at Wilsons Pocket, the property is 30 acres in total area with 750 meters of Tinana Creek frontage on two boundaries. The property is mostly flat with a gentle slope to the rear and creek area. It is all mowed and landscaped and provides a perfect location for camping with easy access to all the local attractions in Gympie, the Cooloola Coast and the Sunshine Coast regions.


We absolutely love this place, and it seems like everyone who's visited over the past few weeks has enjoyed their stay as well. This weekend, we welcomed new guests Steve, Melinda, Kylie, and Wayne. Wayne even won the "Orange Cup" trophy with his first shot at the orange target. 

Melinda, who we nicknamed "Maid Marianne," also tried archery for the first time and ended up with a few bruises on her arms. She quickly learned the importance of wearing an arm guard. Dave, who was on his second visit to the park, liked it so much that he bought his own bow and arrow from the park owner, Gary.

On Sunday, some of us went biking in Gympie, while others went to Rainbow Beach for lunch. We showed Steve the spot where they make those famous videos, "I got Booged at Inskip Point."


The Gang On the field Mel's Arm






12 September 2021

Blue Dolphin Marine Tours - Hervey Bay

Whale Watching
August 12th 2021 

Hervey Bay
Cost: $1700 pp
Full Day - 7:30am - 4:00pm
Rating: 5/5


Travelling with: Fiona, Steve and Melinda, Jacinta and John, Tony and Tina, Scott and Courtney + the 3 munchkins, Maddie and Josh, Cameron and Angie




It was an amazing day whale watching. We saw a large number of mother whales with their calves, who were active throughout the day. It wasn't exactly a mugging, but it was very close.





The Whale Watching Crew


29 August 2021

Chevallan Archery Park - Gympie

 August 27th - 29th  - our 2nd vsit in 2 weeks

Hervey Bay to Gympir 116km
Accommodation: Chevallan Archery Park
Our Rating: 5/5
Cost: $25.00 Pn Unpowered Site
Camp Fires: Allowed
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Travelling with: Fiona Ellis, Dave Sarah Rodwell

The accommodation
Chevallan Archery Park is located 18 km east of Gympie at Wilsons Pocket, the property is 30 acres in total area with 750 meters of Tinana Creek frontage on two boundaries. The property is mostly flat with a gentle slope to the rear and creek area. It is all mowed and landscaped and provides a perfect location for camping with easy access to all the local attractions in Gympie, the Cooloola Coast and the Sunshine Coast regions.
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Our 2nd visit in as many weeks, and still not dissappointed at all.

We all arrived just on dusk on the Friday, Fiona and us from Hervey Bay,and the Rodwells from Brisbane.
A Quick set up, crank the fire up, crack open a drink, put some dinner on, and than a night of non stop laughter and stories. Its been a while since we have had the last ctach up, and the 3 of us had done our western trip, so plenty of stores to be told, Next thing we hear Kat saying its 11pm Im going to bed, and next thing it was just Dave and I left, and Midnight turned up, and I had t go....

Saturday morning, started with a Bacon and Egg Flan, 1st time Kat and done this, and if she says we having it again, I will not complain.





SO after breakfast, we wandered up to the ofice and met up with Garry, to pay for the weekend, and to arrange our Bows and Arrows, he mmet us down at the archery range to give tio give Fiona and the Rodweels some lesson, as Kat and I were experts from the last weekend...

Once again, this is just so much fun, shooting at these targets, Cats, Foxes, Deers, Straw bails.





After a hour of shotting we headed back up to camp, and than wandered off to Cooloola Berries

for some lunch, not as busy here on a Saturday, as it was the previous Sunday, I think they are known for their paella Sunday sessions, and live music, If you havent been. this is another must do place.

Back up to camp after lunch, back into another sessions of Archery  until about 4pm and than wandered back to get dinner on,
Tonights dinner was a Lemon Chicken and a Sour Dough pull apart 


Folloed by Desert, which was a a 2 flaming marshmello between a Tim Tam and a Mint Slice, if you have not tried this, JUST DO IT....

Sunday, we woke up to overcast and a wet morning, just a slight drizzel, which lasted until about 8:30am, before we could head on down to the arcgery field, for our final shoot.

Dave deceided we needed oranges to make this a little more interesting, late yesterday Dave took a onion down when he and Sarah went for a shoot by themselves, Sarah, came back with the winning shot, i think they used the onion for dinner.
So off we went for the Orange Arhcery Cahaalenge Championships. 2 oranges, in front of the fox.

Dave, Sarah Fiona and I were in the shoot out, Kat was resting.

We lined up the orages in front of the fox, and started shoting, I managed to score the first hit, dead centre in the middle, and I than scored the 2nd hit, just on the side of the orange, and than Fiona managed to score the third hit with a side penetration of  the orange. But we all realised that our shoooting was getting better, as we managed to get 20 arrows in the bail of hay around the fox, with out overshooting .

Serious amaounts of fun was had, Put this place on your bucket list

22 August 2021

Chevallan Archery Park - Gympie

August 20th - 22nd  

Hervey Bay to Gympir 116km
Accommodation: Chevallan Archery Park
Our Rating: 5/5
Cost: $25.00 Pn Unpowered Site
Camp Fires: Allowed
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Travelling with: Jacinta Holt, John Bell, Fiona Ellis


The accommodation
Chevallan Archery Park is located 18 km east of Gympie at Wilsons Pocket, the property is 30 acres in total area with 750 meters of Tinana Creek frontage on two boundaries. The property is mostly flat with a gentle slope to the rear and creek area. It is all mowed and landscaped and provides a perfect location for camping with easy access to all the local attractions in Gympie, the Cooloola Coast and the Sunshine Coast regions.
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WOW WOW and WOW, what an amazing place, I have seen this place a lot when looing for somethiung new in the region, but for some reason have skipped on going there.

So we deceided to catch up with Jacinta and John, who Kat had not seen since Febuary this year, due to Lockdowns and Jacinta doing a 4 month posting in Vanautu, so we booked into here, Camp fires and Ddgs allowed so it ticked all the boxes for us.

Finished work at 3:00pm headed home hooked up the van, packed the last of the gear, and Kat was home just after 4pm, and we headed off to Chevallan Park, about 1 hour 30min drive, getting us there just on dark.

Pulled up and we were met by Gary, the host, and the smell of there dibnner drifting through the air, My wide says OHHH that smelles good, and Gary comment was my wine smells better,, We knew we were going to be in good hands, we could pick were ever we wanted to stay, Jacinta and John arrived shortly after us. Fire was oing Dinner was cooked, and the night just slowly disspaaerd in chatter and laughter, and some crazy deserts, Melted Marshmellows between Tim Tams and a Mint Slice... Was to die for.

A perfect night for sleeping, just the 2 blankets on, but we woke to this magnifcent sceneery covered in a layer of Fog. Started the morning off with getting the Camp fire raging, todays was goign to be a day of Camp Oven Cooking and Relaxing... 
Kat started the morning off with some of her hiome made scones, (Dont tell her i said this, but these were her best ever) , they went down ike a treat, and after a break she decided toremake the last batch of the day.... Love my Vegemite on a scone.....
Bloody lazy day, playing cards, tried to learn a new board game, back to cards, meanwhile the fire is raging, lol, we actually had to maove away it was that good.
Kat started preparing for tonights dinner "BEEF STEW"  with a "SAVORY DAMPER" , our mouths were watering all afternoon.



So while the Stew was on the fire we deceided to partake in some Archery, What an aboslute BLAST was this. I think i was in year 12 the last time i had done this, Kat says she never had done Archery, John and Jacinta both said in School, but that was just a few years back for them.......