We arrived
at Baffle creek on Wednesday the 23rd of March for a week stay and
we were pleasantly surprised at the caravan park, considering that we booked
the accommodation so close to Easter, we thought that we would have to take
what we could get, however the park turned out to be quite OK. The park is situated approximately 70km from
Bundaberg and the same distance again to Agnes Water and the town of Seventeen
seventy. The park is an open field with
ducks and Kangaroos running freely, which made it quite difficult to restrain
Whiskey. One evening when we got back
from Bundaberg, Whiskey broke loose from his leash and decided that he would go
chasing Kangaroos, he bolted like a racehorse out of the gate and there was no
catching him, he returned a little later and got the hiding of his life, yet
that still does not deter him, he carries on like a hooligan every time he sees
a Kangaroo.
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| Whiskey's friends at Baffle Creek |
The
Wednesday that we arrived at Baffle Creek, we took it easy at the camp and took
time out to relax from the long days drive, we set up camp and went down to the
river and had a long walk. The next day
we were once again revitalized and we decided to explore Agnes Waters and the
town of Seventeen Seventy, both towns which are quite close to each other and are
top tourist destinations. The town of
Seventeen Seventy was named after Captain Cook when he discovered the area in
1770. The coastlines of both towns are
stunning and still retain its original unspoilt beauty.
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| Agnes Waters |
Town of Seventeen Seventy - 1770
Whilst at
1770, we decided to book a day trip for Saturday on an amphibious vehicle
called the Larc to explore the coast line, and spent the rest of the day
exploring the small village and ended the day with a nice cold beer at the
quaint little pub called the Tree Bar.
The Goose & I at The Tree Bar
On Good Friday we decided that due to it being a public holiday, we were not going to travel around, so I decided to go fishing in the river close by instead. Although it was a lazy day, I thoroughly enjoyed the day and only managed to catch a small Bream.
The Saturday was however a far more exciting day we dropped the dogs off
at the doggy day care and went for our excursion on the Larc. We boarded the Larc
an amphibious vehicle and headed off through the four tidal creeks and beaches
to a Department of conservation area and the famous Bustard Head Lighthouse and
museum.
We had an awesome day and the views were absolutely stunning from both
the Larc and the light house. Whilst at
the top of the lighthouse we were able to witness the leading boat on the Brisbane
to Gladstone Yacht race. We also saw
stingrays close to the vessel as well as a turtle. On our day excursion we also went sand boarding
and had great fun, hardest part was getting up the hill.
Easter
Sunday we travelled up to Gladstone and met up with Wayne Mackay and had a
lovely lunch at Ribs and Rumps to celebrate Bernie’s birthday. After that it was sightseeing around
Gladstone. There are some really lovely
spots in Gladstone, however with the mining crash, the town is very depressed
and this is very noticeable around Gladstone CBD and surrounding suburbs.
Wayne & Bernie in Gladstone's harbour lookout
Taking the dogs for a walk at Tannum Sands Beach
Easter Monday was a day in the caravan park at Baffle Creek, worked on
our Blog caught up with the washing.
Tuesday was another day of exploring, we drove to Bundaberg roughly took
2 hours from Baffle Creek, went to the Bundaberg Botanical gardens, and then
Bernie went to the Hinkler Hall of Aviation that was also in the Botanical
gardens. I sat in the gardens with
Whiskey and Brandy, playing solitaire on my notebook, very relaxing and
beautiful.
After these beautiful gardens we then made our way to Bargara and Elliot
Heads, both very beautiful spots. However Elliot Heads is one that we would
definitely like to return to. See photos
below for you to decide.
Bagara
Elliot Head
Map showing our travels for this trip
Well that's all for now, next stop is Cania Gorge.
