EP45: Crusin' the Capricorn Coast | Yeppoon, Great Keppel, Rockhampton, Gladstone | Lap of Australia

We’re in the Capricorn Coast this week and our first stop is lovely Yeppoon where we weren’t going to miss the chance to head over to stunning Great Keppel Island, we even took Archie! We visited a few stunning beaches and did some snorkeling on Monkey Beach, before relaxing on Fishermans Beach for the afternoon.
After a couple of days exploring the town of Yeppoon, having a dip in the new Yeppoon Lagoon and enjoying our of our favourite caravan parks to date, it was time to move on to Rockhampton. We spend a couple of days in the Beef capital of Australia, visiting the free zoo, checking out the town and watching a stunning sunset over the city. Finally, we end the week discovering Gladstone.
We are Hannah, Chris and dog Archie, setting off on a 12(ish) month trip around Australia - our BIG Staycation, with the whole of Australia as our backyard! We've quit our jobs, rented the house and gone from never towing a caravan, to touring the country full time with one! We're learning as we go! / staycationoz
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0:00 Introduction
2:30 Great Keppell Island
6:18 Monkey Beach
10:50 Fishermans Beach
14:06 The Wet Season
14:23 Emu Park
17:32 Island View Caravan Park
22:02 Yeppoon Lagoon
23:59 At Rockhampton Caravan Park
25:10 Capricorn Caves
28:06 Rockhampton City
30:29 Rockhampton Zoo
32:15 Sunset at Mount Archer
33:42 Gladstone
34:13 Wrap Up & Thanks

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  • @worldstravel2014
    @worldstravel2014 Жыл бұрын

    Nice one..thanks for sharing!

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks guys!

  • @amankumar-zx1eo
    @amankumar-zx1eo Жыл бұрын

    Your vedios are my second best australian travel series.the first one is Malcom Douglas

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    Жыл бұрын

    What a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much and we’re so glad you enjoy our videos. We’re definitely in good company if you’re comparing us to Malcolm Douglas! ☺️ Thanks, Hannah & Chris

  • @daleaston9966
    @daleaston99662 жыл бұрын

    Great episode. Been meaning to say this for a while. Love the intros on your episodes. Its so helpful and engaging seeing the map of where you are going and have been. Good work.

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Dale! Yea we work hard to make those cool little intros, the map helps with perspective of where we are and how far we’ve been! 👍

  • @Jenny-jr3mi

    @Jenny-jr3mi

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey I know it’s been a while but just wondering where you stayed in Yeppoon ? We are not to far away from there and looking for a good place to stay with our fur babies. Thanks Jenny & Dale Millie & Harry

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey there Jenny, we stayed at Island View Caravan Park which is just outside Yeppoon! A really great little Caravan Park, one of our favourites in QLD!!

  • @Jenny-jr3mi

    @Jenny-jr3mi

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh thanks so much we have just booked them. Seem lovely on the phone. What ferry service did you use to go to Great Keppel Island ? We miss your vid’s, do you have any plans for heading back out on the road?

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    8 ай бұрын

    Hey Jenny - just to let you know, we’re out and about again doing smaller trips this time, but the videos of our adventures are back!! ☺️

  • @laurapace632
    @laurapace6322 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great episode

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Flash you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching!! 👍🙏

  • @scottgrace5632
    @scottgrace56322 жыл бұрын

    Luv your videos and the review you do on the caravan park was really informative which we will book into that park as well . Keep up the great work scottie

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the amazing feedback!! Yea if we find somewhere we like, we’ll definitely talk about it in the videos, try get a spot near the little lake! 👍

  • @grahamthorne4146
    @grahamthorne41462 жыл бұрын

    I've had a busy spell with work, so am now catching up on the episodes I've missed, beginning with this one. Some lovely places visited and absolutely wonderfully crystal clear water. Great to see Archie enjoying his sessions in the water. I assume Keppel Island was discovered by Admiral Lord Keppel (ancestor of Camilla Duchess of Cornwall) during his circumnavigation of the globe with Lord Anson. Whatever the background, you showed us some lovely places + what an impressive building the Old Customs House is !

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you’ve caught up again! ☺️ I don’t know the history of Keppel Island, but I think you’re probably right!! X

  • @GoYourOwnWay49
    @GoYourOwnWay492 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys, hope your Christmas & New Year were good! 😊 Thanks for the last couple of great videos. As usual content & commentary were really good! Love ‘Archie Cam’, little champion! Great bloopers last episode and Chris’ 1st attempt at the zoo was production quality, haha..... didn’t need the re-take 😀 Take care guys, safe travels. Corrie & Lyn, your Crusader buddies 😊

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha whoops we missed that double take haha, I might try remove it! Thanks for watching as always!! 👍

  • @explorerockhampton
    @explorerockhampton2 жыл бұрын

    Great video guys!! That's such a funny beef capital fact - "Every single person gets 25 of their own cows" - hahahahaha! Shame you didn't get to meet the baby chimp but aren't the meerkats just the best

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha it’s crazy isn’t it! We loved the meerkats, we were watching them for at least 30min hahaha! Thanks for watching, we’ll definitely be back in future!! 👍🍻

  • @plantpoweredtrippin3099
    @plantpoweredtrippin30992 жыл бұрын

    We are loving your videos and hope to be in Yeppoon in April! So this was helpful 😁

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! We loved Yeppoon, definitely goto Great Keppel, you’ll love it!! 😍☀️🏝

  • @rank69
    @rank692 жыл бұрын

    Hey Hanna, its now the 10th of jan, end of the 4th test, I think ya better start practising ya "G'day Mate's"

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha - ya flamin’ galah!!! 🦜 😂

  • @RelaxingMoods
    @RelaxingMoods2 жыл бұрын

    Great video 😎👍😎

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!! 👍

  • @bayleiboon5518
    @bayleiboon55182 жыл бұрын

    That's not rough lol I go to keppel in my 4m tinny all the time

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha Archie certainly wasn’t enjoying it!! Thanks for watching!!

  • @sarahnading759
    @sarahnading7592 жыл бұрын

    Great once again ! Love the drone footage it was amazing !! I thought Chris was from the Uk too ! … xxx

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou!! Haha yea everyone does, it happens ALL the time lol, but yes I’m an Aussie haha!! 👍🇦🇺🦘

  • @sarahnading759

    @sarahnading759

    2 жыл бұрын

    Made me laugh about the rivalry … I am a pomm but have been here long enough now to always go for the Aussies …. But not when I first came here ! !!

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha great to hear you’ve come to the bright side!! Hannah hasn’t quite made that leap yet 😜

  • @Ash-sk7ip
    @Ash-sk7ip2 жыл бұрын

    Nooo there are too many people here at the moment. It's chaos!

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea, there are so many people all over the east coast it’s insane!! We’re at Noosa now and it’s ludicrous!!

  • @Ash-sk7ip

    @Ash-sk7ip

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hoping that after the holidays things settle down but I'm not holding my breath! It's so hard just picking up a click and collect at coles now lol carparks are crazy

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea it’s madness!! We specifically book Gold Coast outside holidays, but now they’ve been pushed back 2 weeks 🤦‍♂️

  • @julesbozz
    @julesbozz Жыл бұрын

    Hi, What time of year did you go? Do you think August would be to cold

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Jules. We were there in November so it was hot, but depends on what you think cold is. August is likely to be low to mid 20s, so to me (a Brit!) that is a lovely temperature 😝. Does that help?

  • @goldyandrobbo6540
    @goldyandrobbo65402 жыл бұрын

    What month were you there?

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys - we were there in early December ☺️

  • @glenkapp8652
    @glenkapp86522 жыл бұрын

    Hey when are you guys back on?

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey! What do you mean back on?! Lol

  • @biglap.australia
    @biglap.australia2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Chris what was the name of that caravan park in Yeppoon? Was it the nudist one? Hehe

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol no it wasn’t hahaha! It was called Island View Caravan Park, really nice surprise, a great little caravan park! 👍

  • @biglap.australia

    @biglap.australia

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StaycationOz are you sure? Hehe

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha would’ve been a rubbish nudist park if it was haha

  • @OutbackKanga
    @OutbackKanga3 ай бұрын

    Don't bother going to kepel if you have mobility problems .. they dump you in the middle of no where and you have to walk a couple of klm to get to civilization, no good if your elderly or handi capped in any way .

  • @StaycationOz

    @StaycationOz

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes - very good point!!