Bundaberg, Rockhampton & Mackay
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| Location : 368kms North of Brisbane |
Population : 45,000 |
The start of the sugar cane fields and the
southern moist approach to the Great Barrier Reef |
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Definitely the start of sugar land! Bundaberg rum is the best selling spirit
in Australia. The distillery tour was worth the stop, notwithstanding the 2 free
drinks at the end of the tour! The rum making process utilises all of the cane,
with waste being recycled back into the land. Back-burning of the fields was a
common sight - as we were lucky to visit during crushing season (June - Dec).
Mackay boasted much the same and is known as the sugar capital of Australia,
boasting the biggest marina in the state and home to one of the world's biggest
bulk sugar terminals.
Rockhampton is situated on the Tropic of Capricorn, a real country town with
many original buildings and still hosting rodeos! It is the self-proclaimed beef
capital of Australia! The botanic gardens and zoo are both worth seeing and are
free of charge.
The Gallery
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When the sun is over the yard arm.... |
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It's one at 11, or 11 at one! |
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The Tropic of Capricorn |
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This point in Rockhampton marks the exact spot where the tropic lies |
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The Capricorn sundial - that was spot on! |
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The narrow gauge sugar cane trains - seen all the way up far North Queensland - supplying both the sugar and rum industry |
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Sugar cane fields next to a banana plantation - a very plentiful area of produce |
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Bundaberg, Rockhampton & Mackay
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