Day 15 So today we had another looooong drive down to Hervey Bay! We left the not quite so nice hotel at 6:50am to get on the road, we stopped off at the Tropic of Capricorn most easterly point - in Rockhampton! That was cool! I can confirm their sun dial works teehee! We then carried on, stopping at the big giraffe cafe for a spot of brekkie! I was then given the keys to Gerty to resume our road trip! We got to bunderburg at 12:15 a bit too late for the 12 tour so we looked round he museum etc, the distillery has been burned down twice and was flooded in 2001 (I think)! The cooper (chap who makes barrels) who was an apprentice there in the 70's as the trade was dying out
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