We continued our path northwards from Rockhampton, and did a big chunk of the drive to Mackay. We stopped for lunch at a rest area in Marlborough, which ended up being a great place to take a break.
About 40km south of Mackay we found a place to stay via CamperMate in a place called Ilbilbie. It looked fairly non-descript from the road…
… but we soon realised we’d struck campervan gold: the farmer lets people park in a big, flat field down by the river on their property and charges A$10 for the privilege. No power, no toilets, no running water, no showers, but – and here’s what clinched it, for us – no neighbours! Of course you may have other people using the site, but we had the whole field to ourselves.
The nature around us was simply breathtaking.
As the sun went down, it just got more beautiful…
This was just what we needed after all the driving. A wonderful little spot.
The next day we headed up through Mackay, stopping to empty tanks (and refill on water) at the…