Day 27: Tue 03 June 25 - Yeppoon

Tue 03 June 25 - Yeppoon

Weather: 18 to 27 Deg, clear with light winds.

Today was a great day of photo therapy (hence the many photos), beginning with a morning walk along the beach where the clouds, sunrays and reflections combined to make it very interesting photography. After returning to the van and getting changed, Noel and I headed back to the beach for an early coffee at a beachside cafe, before driving on to Rockhampton to visit the crematorium and tidy up the family plot. I then dropped Noel at Stockland Shopping Centre, and continued to St Joseph's Cathedral which I have been wanting to look at closer or many years. It's a magnificent cathedral with some very impressive leadlighting, and I'm glad I finally found the time to see it. I then moved on to the Museum of Arts which had a Ken Done exhibition, and walked the streets checking out some of Rocky's wonderful architecture, before meeting Noel back at Stocklands for lunch and a gelato. We returned to Yeppoon, and didn't sit around long before we went out for a rare ride together along the rail trail, wrapping up the day's activities.

Morning photo therapy on Yeppoon Beach

Morning photo therapy on Yeppoon Beach

Morning photo therapy on Yeppoon Beach

Morning photo therapy on Yeppoon Beach

Such a calm morning - I have never seen boats anchored so close offshore at Yeppoon Main Beach

St Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton - Been wanting to have a closer look for many years and glad I finally did. 

St Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton

St Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton

St Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton

St Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton

St Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton


Rockhampton's wonderful old buildings

Rockhampton's wonderful old buildings

Rockhampton's wonderful old buildings

Rockhampton - Beef Country

Rockhampton - Alleyway

Rockhampton's wonderful old buildings

Rockhampton - The Fitzroy River in all it's muddy glory

Rockhampton - Custom's House

Rockhampton - Custom's House


Rockhampton - Museum of Art

Rockhampton - Museum of Art. Ken Done Art and Poems from Home Exhibition

Rockhampton - Museum of Art. Ken Done Art and Poems from Home Exhibition


Rockhampton - Museum of Art.  Made in Japan Exhibition

Rockhampton - Museum of Art. Front Entrance (or my mind somedays!)

Rockhampton - Museum of Art.

Rockhampton - Museum of Art.

A slow ride along the rail trail with company.

A magnificent afternoon for a ride along the rail trail









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