We have some left over pizza slices from last night so we enjoy that with a coffee for breakfast

Out of the motel only 20 minutes late and then a little hop to an adjacent street for the Alexandra Zoo

It’s a very little tourist spot with a couple of exhibits for various Aussie breeds

This includes a couple Emus, a Lace Monitor, some Tamarins, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos and even a Spotted-Tail Quoll

Doesn’t take too long to go around so we get online and book a tour for our next activity

Back to East Bundy where we get to Bundaberg Barrel

Unlike what we thought, the Bundaberg Distillery and Bundaberg soft drinks aren’t actually related companies

They do, however, have an overlap with their second flavour released, Sasparalla or Root Beer, which is molasses-based

We have 13 flavours to try here at the Bundaberg Barrel and we hear it was started in 1968

After indulging in all they have to offer, we go around the history segment of the building – part has a smell test for you to try your nose on guessing their flavourings

We’re shown the three step process behind the magic, which includes using yeast in the brew even though it doesn’t make it alcoholic

Time to pick 6 flavours each to take away with us, which is complimentary as part of the tasting cost

We make tracks for East of Bundy – there’s a place called Mon Repos that hosts a Turtle Centre

Queensland is a hub for multiple types of marine Turtles and they do evening tours to showcase this safely

Unfortunately, we’ve not been able to get a ticket and the hatching season ends in less than a week – it’ll have to be something we revisit to see!

We talk a walk to the beach regardless and get a sight of some of their hatcheries – did you know that Turtles are gendered based on whether they are grown in shade or broad daylight?

Back to the car, we carry on down to Elliot Heads

You’re meant to be able to see reef from the shore but it’s rather choppy today

We grab some lunch at Driftwood Cafe & Kiosk

Wanting to walk around the water, we get our swimmers on and head sea-ward

Dr Mays Island is just by here and today you can actually walk to it without getting wet, though some is cornered off as they’re protecting shorebirds nesting in the area

We walk over to it and nose in the rock pools hoping for something but nothing too interesting

The sun is roasting us so we have a dip in the far beach for a little

Rinse the salt off before making our way to Hervey Bay

We’re staying in a place called the Colonial Village Resort with a decent room – they have some noisy feathered residents here too: several Peacocks and a bunch of Guinea Fowl

After a proper shower, we are ready to walk to the marina area local to us for some food

The Dock Hervey Bay – Tapas Bar & Restaurant sorts us a couple plates of lamb gyros, Thai pork meatballs, and a rump steak

Finishing our drinks, we organise for the next couple days with, some admin, before making our way back

It’s raining but we figure we have to get on or else it’ll never stop

We get rather damp with our torches on the way looking for Possums amongst other things – no luck, sadly

Back to our camp kitchen to have our remaining garlic bread, from the other night’s dinner, as a snack before calling it