{"id":35333,"date":"2024-06-14T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=35333"},"modified":"2024-06-14T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:42:41","slug":"burnett-heads-queensland-%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%ba-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=35333","title":{"rendered":"Burnett Heads, Queensland \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 8th to 10th June 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 330 kms from Bundaberg to Rockhampton via Burnett Heads&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited: Burnett Heads, QLD&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Lighthouse HP Burnett Heads, $35, S24.76336, E152.40827&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 20 days @ $XX per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s an easy drive through the cane fields to Burnett Head other than slowing to cross the many cane train tracks that crisscross every kilometre or so.  Burnets Heads stands on the mouth of the Burnett River.  The campsite is comparatively small about 40 places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a short discussion with the manageress we park up into a spot high enough for the Jayco.  We have a lovely view across the tidal bay within the double break wall that protects the harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6815-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"35335\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6815-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6815-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6815-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6815-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6815-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6815-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The old lighthouse stands next to the CP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35336\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6814-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pretty good spot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35337\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6820-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The community chapel is next door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>First afternoon is a ride down into the village centrum which has an IGA, pub, bakery and cafe, then another kilometre on around the harbour.  Then we turn east and ride the foreshore for another 4 kilometres to Mon Repos where we find a sign telling us the cycleway goes on through the National Park and Bargara.  So call it tomorrow\u2019s adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35341\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6818-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A series of nice beaches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35342\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6819-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Caught several fish all the same size or maybe caught the same fish several times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6824-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riding Burnett Heads with Nana\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBZsxI02zVg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Next morning after some relatively unsuccessful fishing we set off on the bikes once again.  Burnett Heads certainly has some interesting trails and cycleways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that it\u2019s turtle season but the ride through the turtle sanctuary and the nesting beaches are interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35345\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6822-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35344\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6823-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35343\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-570x427.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6821-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Not turtle season !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We could have stayed a few days longer, but there are no vacancies so we will put Burnett on our list for our next winter escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next morning we make ready for the road and continue north.  It\u2019s a long relatively uninteresting 300+ drive to Rockhampton interrupted by a very nasty collision between two B-doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6831-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As we have visited Rockhampton on a previous trip our stop is just for an overnight sleep in the cities free camp Kershaw Park.  Tomorrow on to Yeppoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael + Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 8th to 10th June 2024 Travelled: 330 kms from Bundaberg to Rockhampton via Burnett Heads&nbsp; Visited: Burnett Heads, QLD&nbsp; Stayed: Lighthouse HP Burnett Heads, $35, S24.76336, E152.40827&nbsp;&nbsp; Budget: 20 days @ $XX per day It\u2019s an easy drive through the cane fields to Burnett Head other than slowing to cross the many cane train [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":35336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,123],"tags":[129],"class_list":{"0":"post-35333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-australia","8":"category-queensland","9":"tag-country-towns-qld","10":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35333"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35348,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35333\/revisions\/35348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}