After another long day of driving, I finally managed to punch through – out of the Tropic of Capricorn to nice dry Mediterranean style weather. What a relief it is to be able to take a bike ride without sweating profusely at the slightest effort. I’ve arrived in a nice little launch pad for Fraser Island that is VERY bike friendly, has endless beaches, a good ~20km bike path the entire way, a bike friendly 1km long pier/jetty, nice stinger-free and croc-free swimming, and not too much commercialism or elite resorts clogging the place up. My kind of place, Hervey Bay. It seemed very community oriented. I’m checked into a YHA here and was a bit taken back to find a lack of air conditioning – but I don’t think I’m going to need it because it is cooling off nicely. Must be in the middle of pineapple land because I’ve seen quite a few roadside stands selling nothing but since I got here.
Hervey Bay Coastal Ride & Swim
Harvey Bay also looks like it would be a nice cruisey place for sea kayaking due to having no swell, nice clear waters, and a fantastic place to explore just across the bay (Fraser Island). Just as long as the wind doesn’t kick up as it always seems to do in the afternoon
