Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay

We surprised Grandma and Grandpa and arrived into Hervey Bay on Sunday instead of Monday.  Gran and Pop were also meant to meet us in Hervey Bay, but Pop hurt his back.

Mum, Jacob & Zachary

Sleep over   

We had a sleep over in Grandma and Grandpa's caravan. 

Mum & Dad

Mum and Dad had the day to themselves then went out for dinner and then watched a movie.

We all washed down the caravan

Our 4WD needed a clutch start

Car troubles on our very last day of holidays.  Lucky Grandpa was there to give us a hand and Zachary and I are giving good directions.

Rockhampton

Play time

We visited Mum's best friend from school who lives just east from Rockhampton, called Zilzie.  

Green slime

Jarrod made green slime at school, so we all pretended it was green snot.  

Mum said, oh YUCK!

Thumbs up

Whilst packing up, Jacob was helping Dad to check that the table was secure on the roof of the 4WD.

Longreach

Helicopter ride

Dad surprised us with a helicopter ride over Longreach.

Dad and I flew together

Secrets of the 747 Tour

747 front landing wheels

Rolls Royce (RB211 -524-D4) Engine

This is the only place in Australia that you can have your photograph taken in a Qantas Rolls Royce Engine.

Boeing 707 Restoration Tour

Winton

Lark Quarry, Winton

We visited the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Stampede in Winton.

We held Positive Dinosaur prints

Dinosaur Footprint

Motorised dinosaur

You were able to move the skeleton of the dinosaur in all different directions.

Waltzing Matilda Centre

Banjo Patterson is famous for writing the lyrics, "Waltzing Matilda".

Dinosaur prints

The Waltzing Matilda Centre also has a museum with dinosaur prints.

Whip cracking

I learnt how to crack a whip.

Musical Fence

There was a really cool park called the Musical Fence.  It had a guitar fence, and I'm sitting at a drum kit.  The park had other things that you could hit and make music.  Lots of noise and loads of FUN!

Corfield and Fizmaurice Building

This building was located in Winton's town centre and showed a model replica of the dinosaur stampede that we saw out at Lark Quarry.

Dinosaur Stampede

There was approximately 200 dinosaurs at the Lark Quarry having a drink when a meat-eating dinosaur, theropod, saw the other dinosaurs and stalked them.  The meat-eater turned and charged, causing a chaotic mass of footprints in the mud as they ran to escape.

Winton's cool bins

The streets of Winton are lined with these really cool dinosaur foot bins.

Mount Isa

Mount Isa Lookout

Underground Hospital

Mount Isa's underground hospital was built after Darwin was invaded in world war II, but never used.

Mens ward

Babies ward

Lake Moondarra

We took a picnic lunch out to Lake Moondarra, very similar to Brisbane's Wivenhoe dam.

10th Aug - 14th Aug

Male Peacock

At Manaraka Homestead, I saw my first peacock.  We also swam in thermal springs at the homestead.

Banka Bank Station Stay

Devils Marbles (National Park) stay

Perspective 

Huge rocks exposed, to make the Devils Marbles

Dingo

We spotted our first wild dingo.  There is no longer a pure bred dingo living on mainland Australia.  The only place to see a pure bred dingo is Fraser Island.

Queensland border crossing

Litchfield National Park (NT)

Lower Cascades

Historical Homestead built by the Blyth Family (1928)

Sandy Creek Falls

Termite Mound

Wangi Falls

Darwin (Mum & Zachary's B'day)

Mum's Birthday

Zachary's Birthday

We celebrated Zachary's 3rd birthday with our friends Jack and Holly.

Leayner Water Park (NT)

We had Zachary's birthday at this really cool water park which is provided to the community for free.

Darwin

We explored Darwin's City Centre

Endeavour Replica 

The Endeavour was moored at Stokes Hill Wharf.

WWII Oil Tunnels

Mindil Markets

We took Mum to the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, which she loved.