Hervey Bay is a strange mix of suburban and quirky. Backpackers are frequent visitors, due to proximity to Fraser Island, but they dont litter every street as in Airlie Beach. So its much quieter, if not entirely sleepy (there is still an Irish pub).
The girl behind the desk in our hostel apologised for the state of the beach in the aftermath of the storms, so naturally, we headed out to check. What we found was hardly a state. The sun was just setting, leaving the sky a dusky pink hue, which was perfectly reflected in the shallows. While the sand was littered with tiny fragments of earth and mineral deposits, this only added to the scene. It was quite beautiful.
To our joy, there were also dead jellyfish washed up everywhere, so we took the opportunity to give them a good poke to get our revenge for the stings we had been inflicted with in the Whitsundays. The kind of mature behaviour we are so fond of... We then retired to our luxurious room to watch Finding Nemo...
To our joy, there were also dead jellyfish washed up everywhere, so we took the opportunity to give them a good poke to get our revenge for the stings we had been inflicted with in the Whitsundays. The kind of mature behaviour we are so fond of... We then retired to our luxurious room to watch Finding Nemo...
The next day we sadly departed the woolshed, via accusations of not paying for aircon, our room key deposit etc. Luckily there was no question in our minds and it all turned out to be a lack of organisation on the part of the management. However it did leave a bit of a sour taste in the mouth.
Crazily, we had to catch a free shuttle back to the greyhound bus stop in order to get picked up by our next hostel, which was a prebooked part of our Fraser Island tour. On the other end of the town, we lucked out massively due to some administrative error and got upgraded to a villa! With separate rooms, a kitchen, aircon and a tv, it was amazing.
We headed out for walk to the local pier - famed for its length. It was incredibly windy, and we walked (or rather got blown) along, while singing Disney songs at the top of our lungs. It was a good thing that the wind obscured the sound. I'm sure it wasnt pretty...
As the sunset, we headed for home, and ended the evening in style, eating home cooked food and watching Downton Abbey!
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