From Fletcher Creek we headed further south and spent the Easter weekend at Bedford Wier, a man-made muddy river/lake created from damming. The banks were crowded with holidayers and waterskiiers. Farther up we found a nice spot under some trees with nice neighbours: Sandy and Stan who'd raised 5 kids and were now training their little dog Gem not to bark by spraying her with water. It seemed to be working.
A short walk away was the dam and a clear shallow river where we caught crayfish, ghost shrimp and eel-tailed catfish, and cooled off. It was a popular fishing area. On Easter morning eggs were hidden all around the van. It was chocolate for breakfast!
On the 3rd day the girls and I were happily exploring the island in the river you see above when Kevin saw a yellow and black striped snake swimming in the river farther up. We quickly exited the area. It was time to move on anyway as we were planning to meet Jim in Brisbane the next weekend.
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