A week off work and time to relax, we have decided to bring the caravan away to Bargara which is 15km east of the Bundaberg CBD.Bargara is considered by some to be a satellite town of Bundaberg with only cane fields separating the two centres. Between 1912 & 1940 a railway connected them. Bargara has grown significantly over the last decade, becoming a popular tourist and retirement destination. The Esplanade runs along Bargara Beach foreshore and is lined with high - rise apartments and homes. The famous Mon Repos turtle rookery just north at Mon Repos Beach is the location for a wall dating back to the very early days of settlement and constructed using the Kanaka labour and rocks taken from the nearby sugar cane fields. The name Bargara is derived from the names of two adjacent localities, Barolin & Woongarra. We are staying at the caravan park at the end of the township, it is very pleasant being mostly retired "Grey Nomads" and just today we met a couple who are originally from Auckland Nth Island - NZ but we wont hold that against them. We are loving the new moderfications that we had done to the beds it has worked out great and has given us so much more room. We arrived here Sunday arvo driving most of the way in rains showers and have had a good shower of rain each arvo however not cold and the rain only lasts 5mins. Today Tuesday we went for a drive into Bundaberg for a change of scenery. I have been riding the bike most days and yesterday came across a young monitor lizard and I was fascinated by this amazing creature decided to take some shots - will show you those later. We have a great spot and so far have no neighbours other than the birds, Galahas and the lovely colourful lorikeets, we have a view of the ocean from outside the van and we are lulled to sleep by the sound of the waves crashing on the rocks - simply wonderful and relaxing and just what one needs. Will be hard next week when it is back to reality for us both - meantime we will make the most of it.
