Ayr

Wednesday, 27 June 2012


We awoke to a warm morning, following a very warm night. Time to remove a blanket from the bed!

Today was only a fairly short drive of 120 km from Bowen to Ayr, where we will overnight before heading to South Mission Beach tomorrow. The drive was fairly uneventful, apart from the usual roadworks. We did see lots of mango trees and tomato plants, though. However, the road was good, with plenty of traffic to stop the boredom.

We arrived at the Big 4 Silver Link Caravan Village shortly before 11.00 am, which was just as well because the office shuts for two hours between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm! We have a drive through site with grass instead of a slab for the awning. Of course, grass means midgies!!! They know I am here. The park seems to be divided into two, with tourists on one side and permanents and backpackers on the other. The amenities are fine, but strangely, the soap dispensers are placed over two metres from the ground – management probably save a fortune on liquid soap!

We decided to do the town (as well as refuel) after lunch and made the big discovery that it is show day in Ayr and the only things open were the pubs (of course), a couple of takeaways and the service stations (when we eventually found them). The roads around the show grounds were closed to traffic, which resulted in some quick turnarounds and backtracking. Ayr seems to be a small country town servicing the cane industry.

If anyone is interested - 25 degrees and sunny.