Day 18: Sun 25 May 25 - Gladstone

Sun 25 May 25 - Gladstone

Weather:  18 to 27 Deg, Partly Cloudy and light winds

A long and hilly walk via East Shores, over Gondoon Street and over the Radar Hill tracks to home was my start to the day. Afterwards, Noel spent the afternoon with mum ticking off numbers, while I went out and enjoyed some peaceful time alone taking photos. On the way back to the van, I popped around to see Jason for a while, before returning to the van for lunch. Another 22km ride in the late afternoon, then a catch up with three of my brothers before dinner at Mum's, wrapped up another day. 

Morning Walk - Radar Hill walking tracks

Morning Walk - Radar Hill walking tracks


Spinnaker Park to HMAS Gladstone and Auckland Hill

Spinnaker Park to Marina

Spinnaker Park Water Lillies

Spinnaker Park Water Lillies

Spinnaker Park Water Lillies

Spinnaker Park Water Lillies

Spinnaker Park Water Lillies

Spinnaker Park Water Lillies

Spinnaker Park Water Lillies

QAL

From Spinnaker Park along Auckland Creek to CBD

From Auckland Hill to Marina and Power Station in the background

From Spinnaker Park to East Shores and Bulk Fuel Tanks

Auckland Hill over East Shores to the LPG storage and shipping terminal


Auckland Hill to with Bulk Fuel Tanks and QAL in the background

Auckland Hill to Gladstone CBD

Auckland Creek from Auckland Hill








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