We've really had no rain to date on this trip; quite a contrast to the trip to WA this time last year, but a storm came through just after 1am this morning and dumped quite a bit of rain. But it cleared and we awoke to a blue sky. 

We headed around 30km SW of Yeppoon to the Koorana Crocodile Farm. It was established in 1981 as Queensland’s first commercial crocodile farm and now holds over 5000 crocodiles. They produce high quality crocodile leather products, including, handbags, hats, book covers, wallets, purses, card wallets, and belts.

The 90 minute tour consisted of an introduction to crocodiles and the farm by our tour Guide, Jock, supported by a video and then we went to several pens where Jock tried to entice various crocs into photo opportunities by feeding them pieces of fresh chicken. But they weren't too energetic and did not jump out of the water like we've seen promoted elsewhere. The largest croc we saw was Buka, a 5.3m male which weighs around 1000kg. At the end of the tour everyone had the opportunity to hold a small crocodile, Harley.

We decided to lunch here after the tour. Of course we had to try some crocodile and so chose the crocodile shazliks to share. What did the croc taste like? Well of course croc!

From the Koorana Crocodile Farm we drove to Emu Point on the coast south of Yeppoon. This is the location for a very impressive Anzac Memorial which incorporates a boardwalk that hugs the coastline around to Emu Park's Singing Ship. There is a gatehouse, which features a timeline honouring locals who lost their lives along with thousands of others during the First World War and it's interesting to note that the animals which died are remembered there too by way of the purple poppies included in the graphics on the floor of the gatehouse. The memorial also includes a sandstone and sculpture cenotaph, and a glass pane artwork which is enhanced by the foreshore geology. 

Emu Park local artist Ross Coulter was the starting point for the creation of this impressive Anzac Memorial. Though Ross Coulter passed away in 2011, the Emu Park RSL Sub-Branch continued with his ideas and his legacy lives on. 

On the top of the hill above the Memorial is the Singing Ship which honours James Cook who found and named Keppel Bay in May 1770. Depending on the coastal wind, the Singing Ship emits musical notes from the windpipes.

As we made our way along the coast back towards Yeppoon we came across the large marina at Rosslyn Bay and while we had sausages in the van fridge for dinner, the fresh fish shop here seemed quite busy and so we decided to buy some fresh locally caught fish to have instead of the sausages. We chose some Saddletail Snapper which has also gone under the name of Red Jew and also picked up some smoked prawns for Sunday's pizza. We also stopped at Wreck Point which is where the 60 ton transport schooner Selina was found washed ashore in October 1848. The storyboard there told of the dramatic and almost tragic subsequent salvage operation.

Our choice of fish for dinner was a winner. Simply pan fried in butter and accompanied by a Greek salad, it was very tasty - probably better than sausages and the croc!