Yeppoon

We spent quite a bit of time at Yeppoon while away.  We always have to see who can say “I can see the sea” first as we drive into town.

Much of our time was spent just hanging out with our friends, but we did play the tourist a bit.  Don't you love the hibiscus in our friends' garden.

We took a drive down to Emu Park one day.  Where Yeppoon is a reasonable sized town with two shopping centres, a big Bunnings and lots of services, Emu Park is quieter, and therefore a nice holiday spot.  

It is also home to the Singing Ship, which was created in 1970 to commemorate 200 years since Captain Cook sailed through the area.  It was a really windy day, so it was singing away.

The view out to the islands was lovely.  Everything was so sparkly.

We had morning tea down at the surf club, which has some fun murals on the walls. 

Rather a pleasant spot to sit and take in the view.

On another day we took a drive along the Yeppoon coastline and visited a couple of beaches.  I like to keep an eye out for shells and found a few, as the tide was out.

I had a play laying them out and left them there.  I don’t need any more shells here at home.  We wondered what the rib bone came from.  I know, I'm a big kid at heart.

The view from Wreck Point Lookout was also lovely.

I liked how the play equipment was made to look like a ship wreck.

An ice cream topped off the day.

Remember how my friend and I made our apple pincushions.

Well, while we were doing that, Mick was having a little go at doing some wood turning.  Now, his trade is a fitter and machinist, so he spent much of his apprenticeship working on a metal lathe.  Despite that, he decided that wood turning is not going to be his next hobby, but it was nice to have a little go.  He will admire the workmanship from afar.

And that about sums up Yeppoon.