Biloela to Mackay

Rockhampton
beef capital.


An interesting little place is Biloela. An obvious stop over or a base for the mining industry workers to locate themselves. We ducked across the road to the local tavern for a nice dinner then an early'ish night.
Once again up early, breakfast then pack the car and off to Mackay. Our first stop was Rockhampton for a cool drink and some fuel. We took the roof off for the rest of the journey to Mackay to try and get a bit more air flow through the car as the temperature at Rocky hit 40 degrees!!. Whilst is was hot, the car coped well with engine temperatures staying within normal operating range.

There is not much to see along the way from Rockhampton to Mackay. The Bruce Hwy however is in quite good condition with 110km/h speed limit.

We arrived at our accommodation in Mackay and the both of us were feeling a little hot and bothered, so we cooled off in the air conditioned room before deciding to go for a walk and grab some dinner. Jacinta had a quick look online to see if there was any new years eve events that might take our fancy, but it all looked a bit dull so we decided to stay in. Wowsers.