Sugar Cane

Monday, 24th June

Sugar cane hiding lots of snakes

Working on the "Victorian suntan" 

Can't get much lower

The Big Cane Toad

We had a bit of excitement in the caravan park last night! Shortly after we had finished eating, the police arrived to arrest a male person who had been camping in the tent area for a couple of days. Unfortunately, the said male person wasn’t al that keen on being arrested and all the young children camped in the tent area were able to add new words to their vocabularies. After being held down by three hefty policemen and tasered, he was unceremoniously placed in the police paddy wagon, which he then attempted to break out of, unsuccessfully, by kicking the walls. The police then loaded his ute onto a truck and removed that from the park as well. Needless to say, everyone was left wondering just what it was all about!


The weather has definitely taken a turn for the better now we are more coastal, with warm and sunny days; the temperature has been around 24 all day. The t-shirts and shorts have now put in an appearance.

Today we had a relatively easy drive to Sarina, just under 300 kms through reasonably flat cattle country, which gave way to sugar can. We know we are in Queensland now – sugar cane, macadamia trees and “Wicked” campervans! It is also time to keep a wary eye out for snakes and crocodiles, although Himself tries to tell me there are none about. Neither Cat nor I believe him.

We are staying at Sarina Palms Caravan Park, a small park which is very well run by its owners. The overnight sites do front onto the street and are a little steep, but have a wonderful grass cover. The man who put us on site offered to lend us a flat jockey wheel (fortunately), otherwise I would be rolling out of bed. Even with the jockey wheel right down, we are still on a bit of a slope – at least the shower will drain well! Sarina is a small sugar town, with a “Big Cane Toad,” just south of Mackay and is a popular overnight spot for caravanners.