Day 23: Fri 30 May 25 - Yeppoon

Fri 30 May 25 - Yeppoon 

Weather: 13 Deg at 06:00am with 22mm of rain over night, rain continuing on and off all day, reaching a max of 16 Deg. 

With rain falling steadily this morning, there was no rush to get out of bed. Eventually the rain eased enough to walk along the beach to the lagoon then back to the Alley for coffee. Arriving back at the van I was not pleased to receive a quote for $1,800 to replace the toilet (can purchase online for less than $600), so I set about testing my luck at dismantling it to see what I could find wrong, and hopefully fix it myself (again). As it happens, I did find a few hidden loose screws under the base of the unit which I had to replace with larger ones, then reassembled it. A few tests have been positive so far with very minimal leakage, but I'm not getting too excited yet. We'll continue to test overnight and see how it is in the morning 🤞. 

Thankfully we didn't get the amount of rain that was forecast today. In the afternoon we went out for a drive, stopping at Ross Creek to send the drone up for a few photos, then continued via Wreck Point to the Causeway and back to the van via Rosslyn Bay. I wrapped up a fresh and very wet day with a late walk in more misty rain before settling in for the evening at home in the van.  

Yeppoon - Spirit Stone with Keppel Island in the background

Yeppoon - Coffee Stop at the Alley

Yeppoon - Something in the Coffee

Yeppoon - Ross Creek Moorings

Yeppoon - Ross Creek Moorings

Yeppoon - Ross Creek Moorings

Yeppoon - Ross Creek Moorings

Yeppoon - View from Ross Creek. 

Yeppoon - View over Ross Creek inlet and the Lagoon. 

Yeppoon - View from Ross Creek to Wreck Point. 











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