Day 55

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Sunday 5th

Went for a drive up to Paluma, called in at Little Crystal Creek Falls, great water holes and water falls. Then onto Birthday   Creek Falls, then went to Paluma Dam Camping area. Spent time here and on way home called into Big Crystal Creek Falls. This is a nice area to camp if one didn’t want to go up the range. Called into Balgal Beach, wow I really loved this beach area and the camping looked good. Trees, toilets, estuary and surf.

IMG_5710  Ocean at Balgal Beach, Rollingstone.IMG_5708  Estuary at Balgal Beach and camping area.IMG_5705  Big Crystal Creek Camping.IMG_5690  Paluma Dam and camping.IMG_5681  Walk down to Birthday creek falls.IMG_5615  Little Crystal Creek Falls.IMG_5570LittleCrystalCreek  The Arch at Little Crystal creek falls.IMG_5575  Picnic tables along the river bed. Little Crystal creek falls.IMG_5579  Big boulders along the river from the Little Crystal Creek Falls.IMG_5595  The Arch is huge, the person gives it perspective.IMG_5603

 

Day 53 – 54

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Friday 3rd – Saturday 4th

Lots of visiting, and catching up with how my granddaughter is doing in Canberra hospital, also clean up the campertrailer. Then on the Saturday we went to Townsville to Kissing Point to see the Army Museum but it was closed, so we off out to Ross River Dam. Was a bit disappointing as one cant really just drive to the water, picnic area is at the bottom of the Dam wall, We went and found a way to climb up and take a look as to if there was any water or what, hey big surprise, was really nice, what a waste that people cant go and enjoy this. Here are a few panorama images as its so huge it was the best way to shoot them.

DSCF3390  This was a wetlands on the way.DSCF3383  Top of the levy banks to the Ross River Dam as is the other two.DSCF3382 DSCF3381

Day 49

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Monday 29th

Happy birthday to my eldest son, big 50. 🙂

After getting a few things done around the camper we headed off to Cape Bowling Green, packed lunch as we know it will be an all day tiki-tour. There is camping at the National park but is pretty ordinary and heaps of midges. Went into Cungulla, what a lovely place, sat by the estuary, a lady was throwing out a round net, was dam good at it as well. Heaps of Brahminy kites and ospreys soaring, lovely to watch. Camels with dwarf cows and bulls, the cows were jet black and I didn’t get a good photo.IMG_5463  A Storm Bird or Pheasant Coucal.IMG_5474  Rocks everywhere here just like at Magnetic Island.IMG_5459  Bush after the fire, looks so nice and green new growth.IMG_5457  Part of the salt pans as we enter the road to Cape Bowling GreenIMG_5440  CamelIMG_5415  Brahminy KiteIMG_5393 Lady throwing out her net. This is at Cungulla. Salt Pans,

Day 46

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Friday 26th

All cleaned up and ready to take the key back, our last day on Magnetic, it has been such a wonderful time. Love everything about the place. The people are all so friendly and have the time to say hello or chat.

DSCF3358  Port of Townsville on our return from Magnetic Island.DSCF3355 DSCF3331  Nelly Bay where the barge leaves from. Looking back at.DSCF3299  Scooters are the thing to get around the island on and not all young ones either.DSCF3261  This house was built around the rock, this is the front entrance. Some rocks are just to big to move.DSCF3263  Once again the house is built around the rocks.DSCF3243

House perched on the rocks, it is steeper than the photo shows.

Day 45

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Thursday 25th

Happy Birthday to my Grandson.

Got up really early packed lunch, water etc.. and headed off over towards Horseshoe Bay to do the Forts walk. It was a medium to hard grade walk so took our time, had lots of stops as we took many photos along the way, here are a few, far to many to pop on the web site. A lot of history with these Forts.

IMG_5239  What a great bonus, Mother KoalaIMG_5243  Another bonus, baby koalaIMG_5208  Ladders to reach the platform at the Fort.IMG_5173  View from the Fort. Horseshoe BayIMG_5172  Looking across to the 2nd Fort from the 1st Fort.IMG_5124  This doesn’t really show how steep, but it is a good climb.IMG_4998  Art work around the notices, Ants, thank goodness they are NOT that big, do wonder when they bite you. 🙂IMG_5011  Large rocks every where.IMG_5021  Steep descend and very wavy.IMG_5083 IMG_5112  Gun emplacementIMG_5119 View from 1st gun emplacement, Think this is Radical Bay.

Day 40-42 -43

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Saturday 20th – 22nd

Not a lot to put into the web site for these three days, came home from our sleepover at Sunglow Ave. On the Sunday I had dreadful news about my granddaughter, so have spent a few days digesting it all.

Tuesday 23rd

Went for a quiet day around the bays and rocks. Here are a few photo’s.

IMG_4805  Backpackers at Geoffery Bay, A-Frames built on and amoungst rocks.IMG_4781  Geoffery Bay beachIMG_4777  Rocks at Geoffery BayIMG_4703 Nelly Bay and MarinaIMG_4684  MarinaIMG_4683 Marina

Day 39

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Friday 19th

Had a neat day, went out to stay at some peoples place at West Point on Magnetic Island, so beautiful. Checked out the beach, then got to Sunglow Ave. This place is incredible, all rooms are like bungalows and connected with board walks, this is their house, big dams, bird life amazing. Beautifully landscaped and then on two boundary’s is National Parks, and ocean so very private. This place is actually For Sale, I have included some photo’s and you can contact the owners direct if you wish to know more about the property, its on 10 acres. Contact me on my contact page for phone numbers of owners.

DSCF3190  Main entrance to the dining areaDSCF3213 DSCF3212  Entrance to the kitchen bungalow and dining room on the right in the bush.DSCF3196  Dining roomDSCF3195 IMG_4592 IMG_4593 IMG_4594  Open aired dinning room attached to the kitchen bungalow.IMG_4606  Other end of lounge bungalow.IMG_4608  Inside lounge bungalow.IMG_4609 IMG_4610  main bedroom bungalow from lounge bungalow.IMG_4611 DSCF3155 One dam and lounge bungalow on right,  guest room bungalow on left.DSCF3159 DSCF3164  Landscaped gardens.DSCF3166  Kitchen bungalow. Main bedroom bungalow in background.DSCF3168  Looking out from kitchen sink to lounge and dams through the doors.DSCF3170  Board walk from kitchen to lounge bungalow.DSCF3171  Main bedroom bungalow on left and bathroom, wardrobe and laundry in room on the right.DSCF3174  Kitchen bungalow from lounge bungalow.DSCF3176 View from the lounge bungalow looking out.DSCF3180  By the Dam and fire.DSCF3177  Andrew heading out to the fire pit, we had our meal there in evening, really nice. Andrews the Chef so meal was great.IMG_4583  Bush Curlew in the palms by the Dam.IMG_4547  Beach 5 mins from the property at West point.DSCF3191 landscaped gardens at Sunglow Ave. Lounge Bungalow in background.

Day 38

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Thursday 18th

Caught the bus at the pub and did a one fare all day pass, we had great fun, getting off and on where we wanted to, saw heaps and was nice not to drive, also sitting that bit higher we could both nosy out the windows.Only took the point and shoot camera on this trip.

DSCF3119  Picnic bay from the jetty. Hotel and life saving club in behind the palms.DSCF3122  Boats in Picnic bay DSCF3131  Horseshoe Bay, lovely spotDSCF3130 Another of Horseshoe bayDSCF3116 Jetty at picnic BayDSCF3125

Day of bus hopping. Great fun.