Once a mining centre and major port for northern Queensland at the highest navigable point on the Fitzroy River, Rockhampton boasts fine buildings and a laid back atmosphere.
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Mount Archer

We drove up to the highest point in the area at sunset
Town Centre

Customs House

Old port buildings

Quay St

Old Post Office

Rocks form a barrier upriver

Fitzroy River
Archer Hotel

We camped for free in this field...

behind an old hotel

Some unsettled weather caught up with us from the south
Yeppoon

Now that is a seaside campground

Yeppoon is a seaside resort near Rockhampton