CAPE HILLSBOROUGH

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CAPE HILLSBOROUGH
Have decided to put all the photos together at the beginning. Armstrong Beach photos next post.
After another 3 days staying at Armstrong Beach we headed for Seaforth approx. 50klms. north of Mackay. The Camps 5 #64, describes this as a camping reserve. There is no power, but also generators are not allowed. There is an $18 p/n fee with a $20 deposit for a swipe card to gain entry through the boom gate. After walking around a bit we decided to give this one a miss and booked into Cape Hillsborough Caravan Resort 10klm. S/E in a National Park. It is absolutely beautiful. After settling in and booked for 2 nights we checked out the area and decided on 2 more nights.
Friday, 17th July. I had wanted to get up early and see the sunrise down on the beach. I was just a little late, but managed to get some good photos. The kangaroos gather at one end of the beach and are fed, whereby the tourists can get some really good early morning photos. My shots were during my walk along the opposite end of the beach when I came across 2 kangaroos having a lovely time, as per photos. I felt really privileged to get this opportunity. So, on Sat. I convinced D’Arcy to get down and see the sunrise (before 6.30am.) and how beautiful this part of the coast is. After breakfast headed off on a hike up the mountain track to witness the views from 3 different lookouts. 2.6klm. return where the bush scenery changed quite a lot. Consisting of numerous steps at the beginning of the track, cool, remnant rainforest opened to more exposed eucalypt forest along the top of the ridge. D’Arcy tried fishing from his kayak in the afternoon. Not catching anything of size, although he did land 4 different fish, which went back, he did enjoy being out there and getting the exercise. I decided it was just too cold as it was getting late in the day.
We are still enjoying out ‘sputnik’ fire every night. One night we had roast lamb & veges cooked in the camp oven over the fire. As this type of cooking is experimental for us we didn’t know how long it would take, but was all done beautifully in 1 ½ hrs. We have been visited by different wildlife again here. A possum, curlew birds, bush turkeys and numerous kookaburras. Thismorning I looked out the window and 2 kangaroos were outside. D’Arcy tried kayak fishing again thismorning, but no luck. We are heading off from here tomorrow morning (Mon.20th July). Still heading north. (why not) The weather is a lot warmer, although we did have a couple of cool windy days. Even the locals were complaining. Till next post.....