Well today was our last day in 1770 as we head off to Elliot Heads (Bundaberg) tomorrow. We’ve spent the last few days basically relaxing and looking around 1770 and Agnes Water.
1770 has been good but it seems like a lot of the costal towns down the Queensland cost are very similar, although 1770 does have the strong historical connection to Captain Cook. For this reason, after Elliott Heads we are heading inland to Longreach to see a bit of the Outback. Not so much sand there but red desert dust, which we have not seen for 2 months.
What a pity COVID hit this year, the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s trip “down under”. All along the eastern coast of Australia, particularly where Cook landed, towns had planned major functions to commemorate the occasion and now that has been lost. I suppose the 300th anniversary is something to look forward to and hopefully I’ll be around, all be it at 111 years of age! Fingers crossed!
HMS Endeavour was anchored here in the bay of what is now known as Seventeen Seventy on the 24th May 1770.The cairn that commemorates Cook’s landing in 1770!Walking thru an idyllic rainforest for “breakie”. Our own Dandenongs in Victoria has some idyllic settings but its hard to go past FNQ and the Capricorn Coast.A family fishing just off our caravan park. The Pelican was fishing himself, kept going after the bait in the pocket of Dad, who was getting pissed off!Susan in the “Mangroves”. The green colouring is the Coral Spawn that has been occurring up and down the coast near the Great Barrier Reef. Whilst here it looks green, in the water its brown and looks like an oil slick, not very attractive but not harmful!The LARC (Light Amphibious Resupply Cargo) vessel that we went out to “sail” around the bay and Eurimbula Recreation Reserve. These vessels are left over from the Vietnam War but perfect for tourist trips at 1770!All aboard the LARC “Sir Joseph Banks” for our trip on the water.The LARC “hanging 10” on a wave coming into shore!Sunset over 1770 Marina. What is unique about this photo is watching the sun set over the water on the eastern coast. There is very few if not none, places were you can see the sunset over the water on the east coast!
Be Brave on Tour 