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CARAVANNING & adventure
Beachcombing the WQueensland coast
The author took a better-than-average athead from the surf.
Two kayaks can be
With a totally self-suf- ficient off-the-grid van and the lockable stor- age, we have the capac- ity to carry everything we need for an adven- ture in any situation.
Though it’s not con- sidered a go-to surf lo- cation due to inconsist- ency, it can still turn on a few waves given the right conditions.
HEN we first started this jour-
Outdoors
by PAUL ‘CHIEF’ GRAVESON
ney, we were travelling kilometres to meet up with family and friends, and racing the clock to reach areas such as Karumba in the gulf.
strapped to the truck roof racks easily and you can see the stor- age available in this off- road van in the picture.
We’ve found fantastic locations such as Cape Palmerston, Forrest Beach and many oth- ers – all very unique in their own way.
Settling into the life- style, we’ve now found ourselves in what I like to call a nonchalant wan- dering of the Queens- land coast – laidback, chilled and taking in the positive aspects of each location.
Surfboards, chairs and tables sit protected and safe in a massive lock- able checker-plate box.
At the moment, we’re camped at Moore Park Beach, which is located 20km north of Bunda- berg.
We’re so lucky to have such a great rig with the Isuzu D-max and the On The Move Black Edition caravan.
You’ll notice above that box is another straight throw tunnel that holds a number of 7’ spin sticks, a cou- ple of two-piece Garry Howard surf rods and all of my reels and lures.
A leisurely drive through sugar cane and crop farming country, it’s a small coastal com- munity situated directly on a 20km stretch of sandy beach.
If the weather turns nasty, the rum distillery in Bundaberg is an option.
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Most of you would be familiar with loca- tions such as the Gold and Sunshine coasts and every major coastal town up to Cooktown, but it’s the hidden plac- es and secluded little back beaches that offer so many simplistic ex- periences.
I’ve had a number of fun days here, with 20km of beach all to myself.
Areas such as Wood- gate, Moore Park Beach, Rules Beach and Deepwater are just a few, and that’s only between Hervey Bay to Agnes Water.
Moore Park Beach does have four-wheel- drive access on the northern side of the township, which runs to the mouth of the Kolan River.
Due to its location, it isn’t affected by the light pollution of Bun- daberg, so the recent full moon provided us with a few unforgetta- ble nights on the beach.