2/22/02 Headed North in the Campervan (Kelly)
We picked up our camper van this morning in a suburb of Brisbane called Northgate. The van is actually really nice...has all the amenities you could possibly want to camp. First thing, we drove to the Australia
Zoo, home of Crocidile Hunter (on Discovery Channel), Steve and Terry Irwin. It was cool but it was sooo hot that we left earlier than expected. Then we drove to some Ginger Factory; we thought that they offered tours and free sampling but no it turned out to be complete crap...false advertising if I've ever seen any! We finally arrived at Hervey Bay, where we are staying, and drove up into a camper van site to park and spend the night...good fun. We went swimming, cooked dinner, and played cards. We have to get up at 7:00am cause we are doing a day tour on Fraser Island, the largest all sand island in the world...check back tomorrow!