Energised and recharged after our relaxing stay at Jericho we headed off to Theresa Creek Dam near Clermont to do the same thing again but on a lake. We knew it was going to be busy as it was the start of the school holidays but we had been told by other travellers that there was plenty of room for everyone. Well when we arrived we were both gobsmacked as to how many people there were. Rows and rows of caravans lined up in and around the lake. We could have found a spot with a little space miles away from the lake and facilities but we decided to keep driving into Clermont instead. So much for the relaxing stay we had planned.
Even when we got to Clermont we couldn’t get a powered site and had to stay in the unpowered which didn’t really bother us too much as we got a fair bit of space. No electric heater for us though. The sheer numbers of people staying in caravans now that we are back on the beaten track is just crazy!
Clermont doesn’t win any awards for tourist things to do but they do have a pretty nice golf course which we obviously played. Lovely grass fairways and greens and we both said it was one of the best little country courses we had played. It did help that I finally put a decent round together and took out the O’Keeffe comp!
Hilariously while we were away playing golf we experienced another “snuggle camper” someone who does not understand the concept of personal space. They literally had a whole field to park in and camped so close to us that we could hear their conversation. Luckily after Jericho we had decided to not just sit back and do nothing so Tim went and had a conversation with them and they moved further away. Weirdly they couldn’t even tell us why they had parked so close.
We didn’t stay long as we continued on our way towards Mackay but even though we were disappointed to not stay at the lake, Clermont was not a bad place to stop instead. S
