Colonial Log Cabins YHA (posted Monday evening 6th March, 17.12)

Staying in the Colonial Log Cabins YHA in Hervey Bay. Blissfully relaxing after the frenetic atmosphere of Cool Bananas. Actually 'frenetic' is maybe not the right word to describe Cool Bananas as there was a lot of heavy duty relaxation going on there: lots of sofas so deep that if I sat on one I'd probably have to be prised out of it with a winch; the kind of sofas that are meant for sprawling, not for sitting up on, and no back or neck support. I tell you, staying there did my self-esteem not much good at all. I felt old and grumpy.

Anyway, Colonial Log Cabins is more my scene. The dorms are all in individual rooms in blocks (cabins). Each cabin has its own shared kitchen/common room area, with a TV and a deck to sit out on. In fact each room has a deck. Each room also has air con and a fan. There was no air con in the dorms at Cool Bananas, just a fan. There were four bunk beds to a dorm and most dorms were mixed, but I was in the 'girls' dorm.

The sitting and dining area in the main block here is also well air-conditioned. There's a pool out back and a barbecue every night between 6.00 and 9.30 p.m.. I'll try out the barbie tonight as I don't feel like cooking. It's been a long day: up at 5.30 a.m. to get the 6.30 a.m. bus from Agnes Water down here.

It's very hot and humid in Hervey Bay, as it was when I was here (briefly - on my way to Bundy) just 8 days ago. Amazing that it was only 8 days ago! They've had a lot of bad weather in-between. The bad weather we had in Bundy travelled southwards down the coast I think.