Thomas Family Road Trip: Bundaberg (23/3/12

Sunday 25 March 2012

Bundaberg (23/3/12 - 25/3/12)

Our main reason for visiting Bundaberg was so Simon could see where his favourite drink of his youth, Bundy Rum was made. Simon enjoyed the tour at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery, especially the five rums he had at the end!! The kids enjoyed seeing the big rum bottle and the Bundy Bear.

We all enjoyed the self guided tour of the Bundaberg Ginger Beer Factory. The best part of the tour, as far as the kids were concerned was the tastings we did at the end. We tasted 12 different flavours!! Sugar overload.... Ben's favourite was sarsaparilla (licorice flavoured), which was the least favourite for the rest of us.

We enjoyed a nice lunch at the Bundaberg RSL overlooking the river. The kids were in heaven as not only did they have pizza and chips for lunch, but included in their "kids pack" they got a lemonade, special activity pack and an ice cream. Not bad being a kid!!

We had two weather extremes in Bundaberg - rain the day with arrived and left and beautiful sunshine, warmth and blue sky on Saturday.

Ever since arriving in Queensland, the news has been dominated by firstly the bad weather and secondly the state election campaign. It was while we were in Bundaberg that the election finally took place. Thank goodness as we were sick of hearing about it and the nasty campaigning! It was a historical election outcome, with the Australian Liberal National Party winning by a massive margin.

Next stop 1770, a tiny coastal town 130kms north of Bundaberg. We are really looking forward to staying at 1770 as so many people we have met along the way have recommended it to us.