Eamon was first up about 7am as usual and desperately wanted Renee to wake up to go on the go-karts. Finally at 9.15am she opened her eyes, and they were off for the next hour rolling around the caravan park having a great time. Another very hot day meant we spent most of it in the pool - it was even too hot to get the kayak off the car! Dad went into Emerald for a haircut and to get some supplies for the weekend, while Mum, Renee & Eamon just lazed th...

Another hot sunny day in Queensland. We packed up and headed east on the Capricorn Way stopping at a very nice little town called Alpha for lunch under a shady tree. Alpha is the last quiet town it seems, because as soon as we came into Emerald, it was like we'd hit civilisation again - lots of cars, shops and traffic lights! Lake Maraboon / Fairbairn Dam is 20km south of Emerald and has about 3 times the capacity of water of Sydney Harbour apparently. It...