July 2nd. Today I had a look through the War Museum which is next door to the Steam Tram Museum, which I went to yesterday. It is an interesting display, fairly small and not much outside display in terms of equipment & vehicles. This will probably improve in time, keeping in mind that these historical places depend a lot on volunteers.
July 3rd. To-day we went up to North Rockhampton and had a very nice lunch at Parkhurst Tavern and then across the road to visit the Rockhampton Heritage Village. Allow plenty of time, it’s on an 11.4 hectare property, so is very extensive. It depicts life as it was from the 1850’s to 1950’s. I found it extremely good. Some beautifully restored cars, firetrucks and tractors. Val was absolutely taken in by the large display of dolls. We went to The Leagues Club for dinner, I had a roast which I didn’t enjoy, but we made up for that on the pokies, coming out a winner after covering the cost of the night out.
July 4th. On the move again, we head for Emerald, our next stop. We are booked into the Caravan Park at Lake Maraboon, on Fairbairn Dam, 19 klm’s out of Emerald. Great spot.
July 5th. New fisheries rules brought in recently required me to buy a fishing licence, $7 for a week. No exemption for Pensioners anymore. So, the boat will be in the water to-day ready to catch a big one. There are still plenty of redclaw crayfish in the dam. I was told that it has been hard to catch fish as they are feeding on the abundance of redclaw. Val is very happy about that she loves BBQ redclaw.
July 3rd. To-day we went up to North Rockhampton and had a very nice lunch at Parkhurst Tavern and then across the road to visit the Rockhampton Heritage Village. Allow plenty of time, it’s on an 11.4 hectare property, so is very extensive. It depicts life as it was from the 1850’s to 1950’s. I found it extremely good. Some beautifully restored cars, firetrucks and tractors. Val was absolutely taken in by the large display of dolls. We went to The Leagues Club for dinner, I had a roast which I didn’t enjoy, but we made up for that on the pokies, coming out a winner after covering the cost of the night out.
July 4th. On the move again, we head for Emerald, our next stop. We are booked into the Caravan Park at Lake Maraboon, on Fairbairn Dam, 19 klm’s out of Emerald. Great spot.
July 5th. New fisheries rules brought in recently required me to buy a fishing licence, $7 for a week. No exemption for Pensioners anymore. So, the boat will be in the water to-day ready to catch a big one. There are still plenty of redclaw crayfish in the dam. I was told that it has been hard to catch fish as they are feeding on the abundance of redclaw. Val is very happy about that she loves BBQ redclaw.
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