Yesterday we did a quick exploration of Yeppoon before these rain clouds came through.

Yeppoon is a small coastal town near Rockhampton (a slightly less small town in central Queensland). From first impressions it feels like a surfer town, but a local friend tells me that the surf is pretty tame – the Great Barrier Reef stops most of the big waves. Maybe it was just the humongous Rip Curl shop on the main street. It reminded me a bit of Manly in Sydney.

We had dinner at Footlights, who describe themselves as providing ”a sumptuous three-course dinner with a brilliant two hour show performed by a professional team who have almost 3,600 shows and 27 years under their belts”. The dinner was slightly better than hospital food (I’ve had a lot over the years), and the show was fun most of the time, but there were skits that didn’t draw a single chuckle from the crowd. Still, I would recommend it to friends, as there is little other entertainment in the area.

It was a big photographic day for me today. First the photoblog section was finished, then I went down to Victor Harbour to take a 7 hour seascape photography workshop. This was one of the better shots.

I think it is a sea sponge, although I stand to be corrected. Taken whilst walking around Henley Beach, near my house. I was specifically beach-combing that day, after reading Chromasia.

A winter night at Henley Jetty. I was so impressed with Henley Beach that I later bought a house near here.

Taken with my first digital camera, the Nikon E4500. This photo made it into the ”2008 Physician as Photographer” calendar for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians – I was Dr January!

Remarkable Rocks are a group of rock formations on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. This particular photo shows three interesting rocks – the one that looks like a man, the fish, and part of the elephant rock.