The perfect pit stop

Recovery day. First, a constructive morning where I did lots of washing and some yoga while Kevin and Jemima alternated between the swimming pool and the bouncy pillow. Then lunch - the special of the day (a very tasty chicken red curry) at a little Thai cafe down the road. Followed by an amble down the Esplanade to a seafront cafe for tea, coffee and ice cream. Hervey Bay is mainly famous for its whale watching, but we were out of season; but it still had a very nice, empty, long sandy beach; and a sort of friendly low-key seaside-y feel, with some great beach tat shops along the seafront road.

Then Kevin went back to the motorhome for a rest, and Jemima and I had a great afternoon wandering together. We did stickers in the cafe, then wrote some postcards; went to the Post Office for stamps; the bottle shop for wine and beer (they're not sold in supermarkets by law in Queensland, which is annoying); then the supermarket for water (Jemima had an involved chat with the man about her sunglasses, which he admired); and browsed summer outfits for her and me in the various clothes/ tat shops. She is a lot of fun to hang out with, and we had a lovely time. 

Then back to the motorhome where Kevin took over again, and they watched Minions (she's finally into films, hurrah!) while I sat outside reading a John Wyndham I'd found in the laundry room. Bliss. And finally, beans on toast, and bed. A much-needed recovery day after all the driving, plus some time out for both Kevin and I; and a lovely little place; but our current mission is jellyfish-free beach time, now we are far enough south to be out of the danger zone, and this doesn't quite fit the bill; so we are off in search of the perfect campsite/ beach resort combo tomorrow.