After leaving the beauty and dingoes of Fraser Island behind, we embarked on a train journey to Rockhampton. About five minute into the trip, we were informed our planned future itinerary was no longer going to happen due to a cyclone in the Whitsundays. I was devastated. The whole point of booking this trip was to see both Fraser Island and the Whitsundays. It appeared there was no secure plan B in this situation and we would have to spend the night in Emu Park, about forty minutes from Rocky. The sunset above was when we arrived into the train station.
We were put up in a 'resort' in Emu Park and treated to a BBQ. It was at least relative luxury on a backpacker budget. The plan the next day was to go to a crocodile farm. I flat out refused to go, as I am not a massive fan of crocodiles and I did not want to go to a tourist trap. The resort owner and bus driver Pauly was kind enough to let me do my own thing, and off I went to check out the delights of Emu Park.
The resort itself was about five minutes walk from the beach. And when I got there, I was all by myself. I cranked up Jack Johnson and walked around in bliss, despite the increasingly worse weather. I became very interested in washed up beachwood...
These trees had been torn up during the last cyclone.
I think the image below pretty much sums up Emu Park. Pretty bleak. The next day we would be headed to a nearby farm to sleep under the stars in a swag.
I also hole to go to Emu Park beach and Yeppoon beach. Is it worthy?
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