Having had enough of boat maintenance for a while we decided to take the marina courtesy bus into town to explore the delights of down-town Bundaberg. It is an interesting village with a real mix of grand old buildings and some modern shockers.
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| The Old Post Office |
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| A Novel Use for a Police Station |
We were surprised at the number of backpacker hostels in town - they are virtually on every street corner. Given the relative paucity of things that would attract the younger tourists we suspect that it is to cover the large number of seasonal workers who come to the town. The old police station has been converted into a large complex - Cell Block Backpackers!
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| Sculpture of the waterfront |
Bundaberg is trying to improve the amenity of the waterfront with parks, walkways and the odd bit of 'culture' along the way. Given the massive floods that they have experienced recently I wish them luck in keeping it all in place.
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| We are still in Queensland - right? |
Just in case you thought that Bundaberg was getting too sophisticated, some things never change! In keeping with the locals, we had a great counter meal in one of the pubs and it wasn't too bad at all. No need for dinner after that one.
Pete rejoins us tomorrow afternoon so we will review the weather then and make some decisions about how best to continue moving north.
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