When we left Mackay on November 4th it was pouring with rain and it continued to rain for the 330km drive to Rockhampton. We checked in for one night at a caravan park beside the brown Fitzroy River and noted the signs that warned of crocodiles living on the banks. Glad we weren't in a tent! The next day we dropped into Gladstone for a look at Queensland's largest port and the huge mountains of coal waiting to be exported to Japan, South Korea and India. Gladstone also has a Rio Tinto alumina plant and the state's largest coal-fired power station. There are big massive trucks everywhere and it is going to get even busier here when the Santos liquefied natural gas project takes off. After lunch we continued south to the Discovery Coast and the beautiful village of 1770. We stayed 4 nights at Agnes Water and swam in the ocean for the first time since Broome. No crocodiles or stingers here! Yipee! Agnes Water is also Qld's most northerly surf beach so we had a lot of fun on the boogie boards.
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