Near Angus Waters 28 June 05

Stopped at Gladstone for a pub lunch. Enjoyed the harbour park in the rain. Gladstone has a large port infrastructure to handle the local aluminium and coal industries that gave it a glum appearance in the rain. The CBD is on top of a hill surrounded by industrial sites and the mud flats. While it contained a number of large hotels and motels, there were many vacant shops and it had a deserted air. The art gallery was more interesting, with a wonderful section devoted to some interesting aboriginal art. There was a bit on Gladstone the British PM, including one of his bags and a statue of him from Hyde Park in Sydney. We explored some beaches on the way out but the rain was starting to set in. We found a quiet corner out in the middle of nowhere, over looking fields of crops with one other motorhome. It was a very wet night but we are always very comfortable and can retreat to our books or watch a movie.