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Day 32

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Wednesday 1st April

Looks cloudy. Heading off to Penguin. Drove 38 km, lovely drive, nice little seaside town, and then we came on out to Sulphur Creek free camping. Got a real sheltered spot, ocean views. Got here early set up and had lunch. Did the washing, had a hot shower in the sun. Only two other campers here. Did a walk around and found heaps of penguin nests. Got tea early and went to sit out and see what time the penguins come a shore.  Well these ones come in later than in nz. We only had two trains go through. Got windy and cooled down. Rained during the night.

DSCF4812Sulpher CreekPenguin  Local train transporting cargo to Burnie.IMG_2519  View from our camp site, Sulphur Creek, about 8 km north of penguin.IMG_2527  View from the opposite wayIMG_2532  Local race horse being given a warm up by a run down the beach.IMG_2539  Our camp siteIMG_2542  Burnie from the look out, this is the docks where the logs are exported out.IMG_2549  Burnie looking south.IMG_2556  The lovely statue of the Penguin at the approach of town. Taken while driving so not a good shot.IMG_2571  Was walking around looking for nests and there it was a baby looking out so took the shot and left him alone.IMG_2579  Love the rocks when the sea is rough.IMG_2643  The wee penguins come up these rocks to there nests, but I was taken with all the different colours and shapes.IMG_2645 More shapes and colours of rocks.

Day 27 – 28

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Friday 27th March

Real lousy day, weather was low cloud and I felt wee needed some R&R, so stayed home

Saturday 28 March

Well woke to such a clear skies thought we cant miss going to Ben Lomond, East Coast could wait, so packed lunch and off, here are some images of the day, soooo awesome. We will go back after some snow.

Bottom of Jacobs Ladder  Bottom of Jacobs LadderJacobs Ladder  Looking down on Jacobs LadderIMG_1257  Another view.IMG_1272  Some of the cottages, and hotel/eating restaurant. IMG_1286  Like a community and lodgings IMG_1287  This is the alpine heath flowerIMG_1305  We climbed up to the ridge and these Paddymelons everywhereIMG_1317  Couldnt make it to the summit, to tired.IMG_1321  One of the views from the ridgeIMG_1328  Swampy everywhere, the colours of the foliage was so pretty.IMG_1355 IMG_1378  The rock formations are incredible, coming down Jacobs Ladder.IMG_1389 IMG_1397 IMG_1434  Gopro cameraIMG_1450 Fields of grapes.

StarStaX_IMG_1476-IMG_1577_gap_fillingNile Later that evening we got an alert that a aurora may occur so off we went, nothing but a lovely evening anyway, comets and debris shooting through the skies.

Day 12

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Wednesday 31st,  last day of the year.

Woke to  very clear skies,  going to be a hot one, waiting for breakfast to settle then walk.  Got short way and had to retreat back to the loo. So stayed home and did all my Qigong and Tai Chi. Took morning tea up to Kays and then decided we’d take the drive up the Wier and dam area, 28km up from our camp spot, taking the upper rocky river rd. Just beautiful scenery,  large rocks and the river goes all the way,  crossed over a wee bridge and people were camping there. Got to a area in shade for lunch then had a swim in the river there, not deep but cooling. Met Kay and Mark at the top of the range on our way home. Got back and took the mileage from where we walk to the camper was exactly 1 km so 2km return everyday we have done it.  One morning was too wet. Doing a fire soon to do my bread and roast veggies for tea, will have a glass of my wine that I didn’t have for birthday. Lovely fine day, 33 deg and clouds building again, seems to happen each night but so far so good, making the most of it. Asked Duck about the story for my painting Bruce did for me as Bruce has gone into town, means Dolphin dreaming.  He dreams of the mullet and when the fisherman come and take to many he splits them up so some left for him. Other two brothers have gone to town. Went to Kay and marks for a drink and we stayed awhile then came over to Harveys and Diannes group watched their fireworks,  really lovely.  Came home and sat listening to their music for awhile. Went to bed, the music did not stop until 2 pm. Great day.

IMG_8968  My gluten free damper bread, was really nice.IMG_8961  Huts in the middle of nowhere.IMG_8910  The Weir IMG_8863  Another place that’s nice and isolated.IMG_8856  Huge rocks every where, this is just one I liked.IMG_8908 Down at the weir.

Day 8 & 9

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Saturday 27th 

I’m up having a cuppa around a nice hot fire. Drizzling still, the river is up by about 6 inches so my water hole is going to be deep, We have little frogs jumping back across the grass inland direction,  dont understand, in the evening they jump towards the river, dont know where they live in between. Went for our walk, found it hard today. Zoe was driving up the road and stopped and chattered,  they had a nice xmas and came home to damage from the storm two nights ago, there thunder box blew over, ripped the seat off it. Some fences are damaged so they are having to fix them as Garry’s stock can get through. Got back from the walk and did our exercises, had a swim, the river has come up at least 12 inch now, so we are watching. Made a milo and toast, took it up to K&M but they were still in bed so came home and had it, then I decided to make a cake out of my muffin pre mix in the camp oven, even though its raining, well bugger me turned out great, then I threw in some scones and they turned out great. Very happy. Well the rain has not stopped and it’s chilly.  Kay popped over she’s had a good lazy day and sleep.  I have used my dehydrated pumpkin soup mix for tea tonight,  see what it tastes like.

Sunday 28th 

Buy gumboots,  short ones.

It has rained all night.  Still raining it’s 9.30 qld time. River has risen, Don has a stick on the bank for a marker and if the water gets to that we will be packing up. I have got heaps of uke practice done. Oh, the pumpkin soup last night was delicious,  even Don loved it so that’s saying something. I did put 2 cubes of spinach frozen into it. No walk today,  we have walked 6 days want one day off and its so wet as well. The river has been rising more and our sticks are under water. We will make a decision in the morning. Went for a drive up thru Garrys place next door and went only 10 km was lovely, people are camped down by the river there and the river is only couple of feet bankment, crazy. There are too river systems running into this one river so no wonder it’s rising as we could see it still raining up in the hills.  Went down to Kays and saw the platypus playing,  there were two that we saw. Got photos but not good enough to keep. I had a dehydrated meal for tea and Don even liked that one. Crikey. Still raining.  Batteries are doing much better now that the charger is working properly. It’s cooler and the freezer is sitting on -10 most of the day. I have put these two days together with the few photos as to wet for photography.

IMG_8732  Cant even see the rocks that the kids were sitting on few days ago.IMG_8726  Just outside our camp.DSCF3882
  The drive up the road.

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 36

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Tuesday 16th

Well we are off to explore West Point on Magnetic Island. Had a great day exploring the area, calling into Cockle Bay on the way.

IMG_4248  West Point, Magnetic Island.IMG_4244  Greater Palm Island in far distance from West point.IMG_4240  The view from one of the residence places. Cockle Bay.IMG_4231  Cockle BayIMG_4230  Houses are built on rocks over here. Pop them anywhere they will fit.IMG_4229  Castle Hill in Townsville from Cockle Bay,  Magnetic Island.IMG_4174 Rainbow Bee Eaters

Day 35

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Monday 15th

The Samarai re-union is all over, went down to the wharf and saw the last of them off. Did a bit of a tiki tour of the Nelly bay where the ferry comes in, very nice. Spent the rest of the day around the A-Frame unit that we have rented for 2 weeks, here’s a few photos of the day.

IMG_4004  J & A  in little red car.IMG_3941  Curlews at the unit, so well camouflaged IMG_4040

Lawns down at Picnic bay.IMG_4105

A very interesting letter box, Picnic BayIMG_4085HDR Rocks down at Picnic bay, I have given them a treatment called HDRIMG_4064Mall walk by Pub Picnic bayIMG_4061  Jetty at Picnic bayIMG_4050  Jetty from around the rocks. Picnic BayIMG_3966

Passenger ferry, Nelly Bay