Friday 5th June.
Birthday Girl Beatrice. The many phone calls and text messages received with Happy Birthdays were well received and made Beatrice very happy along with my card and the opening of Lynn and Bobs present and card we have been carrying since leaving Sydney.
Woke up to another beautiful day. Lots of coming and goings today with many caravans and tents being packed up as people move on. We thankfully have another night here and will be leaving on Saturday morning.
This morning we walked along Bustard bay up to Round Hill Head. We watched the cormorants doing their diving trick. Soaring up high and then making a vertical dive into the water way down and catching the fish. Many people fishing off the beach as we started to walk towards the headland. They were not having much success but most seemed contented to just sit in their chairs or stand gazing off into the bay. It was a good climb up to the headland of Round Hill where we had a great view right up Bustard Bay and round the other side to Agnes Waters Beach. It was a good walk and we felt really ready for some lunch. Had a wash and then walked back along the new walkway built to celebrate the 1770 landing by Cook on towards the Saltwater Cafe for Beatrice’s birthday lunch. Looking out over Bustard Bay we enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks. A good walk back to the caravan and a bit of a rest. Later on we walked over to the beach to watch the brilliant sunset over the bay. It being quite a ritual with many campers sitting on the sand with drinks in hand watching the evening glow.
Birthday Girl Beatrice. The many phone calls and text messages received with Happy Birthdays were well received and made Beatrice very happy along with my card and the opening of Lynn and Bobs present and card we have been carrying since leaving Sydney.
Woke up to another beautiful day. Lots of coming and goings today with many caravans and tents being packed up as people move on. We thankfully have another night here and will be leaving on Saturday morning.
This morning we walked along Bustard bay up to Round Hill Head. We watched the cormorants doing their diving trick. Soaring up high and then making a vertical dive into the water way down and catching the fish. Many people fishing off the beach as we started to walk towards the headland. They were not having much success but most seemed contented to just sit in their chairs or stand gazing off into the bay. It was a good climb up to the headland of Round Hill where we had a great view right up Bustard Bay and round the other side to Agnes Waters Beach. It was a good walk and we felt really ready for some lunch. Had a wash and then walked back along the new walkway built to celebrate the 1770 landing by Cook on towards the Saltwater Cafe for Beatrice’s birthday lunch. Looking out over Bustard Bay we enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks. A good walk back to the caravan and a bit of a rest. Later on we walked over to the beach to watch the brilliant sunset over the bay. It being quite a ritual with many campers sitting on the sand with drinks in hand watching the evening glow.
The smell of the log fires being lit and everyone settling down for evening drinks and something to eat was all the go. Having had a good lunch all we needed was some chicken soup for dinner. We met our new neighbours who had just arrived in a camper van, two German girls Leah and Madeleine so we invited them across to join us for a birthday drink with Beatrice. They are making their way up to Cairns over the next few weeks. No doubt we‘ll see them again on the trail.
Getting ready to pack up for tomorrow’s departure we settled down for the evening and bed.
Getting ready to pack up for tomorrow’s departure we settled down for the evening and bed.
What a wonderful place to celebrate your birthday Mum.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great day. Thinking of you both, xx