Somerset Dam(n) in Adventures in paradise

  • May 30, 2016, 4:58 a.m.
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I did what I said I was going to do today. Drove out to Esk and Wivenhoe Dam, which turned into driving to Somerset Dam and it was dark by the time I got to Kilcoy.
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Kilcoy was the town my parents would always stop in on the way to the Sunshine Coast for our family holidays once a year, so it had been well over a decade since I was last there.
I stopped in at the Esk bakery, because I remember as a kid how good their food was. I ordered a meat pie and a lamington. Can’t get more Aussie than that :D
Both were delicious!

I’d jumped back in the car and drove to find a park to eat everything in. I ended up coming across a bridge called “OShea’s Crossing” which had a park on the other side. As soon as I pulled in, a car that was in there took off haha.
So I was then alone.

The sign before the bridge

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It was such a beautiful day. No wind at all and it had heated up enough to just sit there in my singlet.
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A cute birdy joined me for some of my crumbs haha
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It’s the exact type of bird that sometimes joins me whilst I’m eating outside at my work and had a shower in the hollowed branch of a tree last week. I think I like this bird because they are so friendly and not shy at all :)

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It was absolutely lovely! I sat at one of the park benches, all alone in complete serenity. The only sounds were the sounds of birds in the distance and the ducks in the lake.

I was very lucky to witness a huge pelican doing a long sweep of the water, hunting for fish. It was so majestic! And I’d only juuuust managed to catch it, with not enough time to capture it on camera. I made a note to write about it, as that’s all I can do, and it’s what I’m doing :)

I thought my hire-car looked nice on the hill where I’d parked. Except the NSW plates!
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The pelican eventually came back :) It was trying to eat some long-necked creature that kept popping out of the water, but it kept getting away by ducking back under.
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I saw watching it chase them for a while, but pelicans actually scare me a little ever since I saw a video on the internet once where one ate a bird that was in the wrong place at the wrong time :( Luckily, this one was unsuccessful, but I figured they probably catch them when I’m not around.
I’m still confused as to what that long-necked creature was that kept it’s head above the water and then would disappear under for long periods of time. Was it a bird? Was it a fish? I even thought it was a snake at one point.

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My selfies lately remind me of how bad I look and that I should make more of an effort with my appearance. How am I meant to get a husband looking like this? :P

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I was there for quite some time because it was just so lovely sitting in the sun, watching the birds in complete silence. It reminded me of the country farm life I grew up with as a kid.

I eventually found a turn-off to Somerset Dam. My panorama was a bit over-done, and it didn’t match up haha.
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This was a terrible Snapchat that I sent to Kylie lol
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Somerset Dam is a bit low at the moment. Wivanhoe was much better, but I was driving and couldn’t get a good photo of it, or stop to on the road.
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Found a bit of a lookout
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I thought about just staying the night at a country motel, just for a bit of an oldschool-feel, but then thought that I was only 100km from home, so should probably just save my money and drive home, so I did that.

I stopped in at my old work for some groceries, since I was passing that way. I last worked there in 2006, and I found it hilarious that it hasn’t changed a single bit, other than the staff haha. That’s the store where I actually met Naomi (the one would got married a few entries back).

I was home by 8pm and I’m pretty tired. What a lovely, random day. Turns out I take the car back on Wednesday, so I’ll probably do another random drive tomorrow while I can. I can’t visit the parents because they are on another one of their caravan trips somewhere out west. I prefer doing my own thing anyway.


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