Day 12 : To Airlie Beach

Today was a driving day up to Airlie Beach. We stopped a few times along the way, once because the highway was closed. There really is only one major hwy and it is typically two lanes. There are many built in passing lanes, but when an accident happens, the highway closes. 

This happened to us on our trip today. We waited it out for a bit at a gas station, we were told it could be three hours, thankfully it was less than one. Cars could take the back roads, but large vehicles like our bus would be too wide to make it.

We also did a bit of shopping in Mackay and Airlie Beach.