A bit late in posting but a major hardware failure on the computer caused a bit of a problem but all is well now and we are back up and running.
After Cania Gorge we headed to Emerald to catch up with our son John. We stayed at the Emerald Cabin & Caravan Village; the new area is called the development as it is all new sites with drive through’s. The amenities block which you can see in the foreground to the right was being refurbished so it was a fair walk to the other block; the amenities consisted of 12 en-suite type rooms, you pick an empty one and then lock it from the inside, each one of these had its own toilet, shower and hand basin. This is a good idea but the older block was not well maintained.
The park is pet friendly and priced at $30 per night; don’t bother asking for a weekly rate here as it is still $30 per night. The other options are the Nogoa Caravan Park (named after the river) but on checking this place out it definitely is a NO GOa. The other option is the park at the dam, this is about 18km out of Emerald and 2 days after we hit town was cut of and the roads closed due to localised flooding. The other place is the Emerald showground and van park; we have stayed here before and was our first point of call when we arrived but owing to all the rain it was too boggy, price here is $15 per night and is quite good when dry.
Above are the tourist sites at the Emerald Cabin & Caravan Village; drive through slab sites (2 on each run through). The insects (biting type) were very bad and I still have some scars from these buggers almost 4 weeks after being bitten.
Above shows the extent of the flooding through the Botanic Gardens; this is also part of the Nogoa River.
The sign above says it all; just hope the car and passengers have a snorkel fitted.
Sadly to say on this trip the best view of Emerald was as above in the rear view mirror.
Keep well and keep in touch.
Love & regards – David & Linda – The DavLin Rig
