Monday 23 April, Coolum Beach
In the morning we drove up to Noosa Heads, one of the main tourist centres of the Sunshine Coast, with popular surf beaches around the headland. We took a walk in the Palm Grove and along the Coastal Walk, watched the surfers. We walked around the city, saw lots of elegant shops without many shoppers, went up to a lookout, then drove along the lagoon.
Surfers waiting for the right wave at Noosa Heads A jó hullámra várnak a szörfölők Noosa Head-nél |
Lunch with Sue, Peter and Carol on the verandah Ebéd Jodi szüleivel |
Tuesday 24 April, Town of 1770
This was a travelling day, we drove about 400 km up North. Sugar-cane fields dominated the landscape all day. We stopped in Childers for a little walk around the historic city centre, had lunch and a bit of rest. In the afternoon we went through Bundaberg, the "rum capital" of Australia, but did not stop. By 5 pm we arrived at the Town of 1770 and made camp at an "absolute beachfront" campground recommended by our daughter - it was a good choice, a very nice place. The weather was again very nice, warm but not too hot, and less humid than the day before.
Historic streetscape in Childers Childers utcakép |
This place was so nice, we decided to stay for 2 more days. The "town" got its name from a historical event: on 24 May 1770 lieutenant James Cook landed at this place. Surprisingly, there is no historic township, no old houses, only a few modern holiday houses, a few caravan parks, eateries and a small shopping centre at the nearby Agnes Water. There is also a secluded bay and little port, and a nice, very well maintained park along the beach. The only historical monument is the Cook memorial with a plaque remembering the big event.
The Cook memorial |
We enjoyed doing very little for a few days, morning and evening walks along the beach, a few swims in the calm and warm water of the bay, relaxing, cooking and reading.
Dinner preparations at the beach Készül a vacsora a szabadban |
Unfortunately the weather has changed by the last day, it was cloudy and much cooler but still much better than in Sydney...
Friday 27 April, Rockhampton
Today we continued our trip North, but only a short jump, about 200 km. On the way we stopped at Calliope River historic village. This is like a skanzen, a number of old houses and buildings, furniture, tools, etc. collected and transferred from the region and presented to the public. There is a railway station with old carriages, a railway museum, with lots of old tools, signs and equipment, a hotel, church, school and fire station. We spent almost 2 hours going through most of the buildings and sites.
Old farmhouse in Calliope River histroic village Régi farmház Callioe River skanzen-ben |
The Customs House in Rockhampton A Vámház Rockhampton-ban |
Tomorrow we continue to the North, across the Tropic of Capricorn.
See our itinerary on the Google Map at the following link:
http://g.co/maps/wcwv8
Ezen a héten két napot a Sunshine Coast-on, hármat az 1770 nevű kis településen töltöttünk pihenéssel és kikapcsolódással, közben meg tovább utaztunk észak felé és ma elértük a Baktérítőt Rockhampton városban. Noosa mellett meglátogattuk Marci partnerének, Jodi-nak a szüleit akiket még nem ismertünk. Útközben megálltunk több kisebb városkában (Childers, Calliope River), ahol itt már történelmi érdekességnek számító százéves épületeket láttunk.
Továbbra is nagyon élvezzük a lakókocsinkat, minden nagyon jól működik, kényelmes és minden igényünket kielégít. Az utazás, létfenntartás és kapcsolat-tartás (internet, email, skype...) teljesen kitölti a napjainkat, alig marad időnk olvasni, film-nézésről nem is beszélve.
Az útvonalunk a következő Google Map-on látható:
http://g.co/maps/wcwv8
Sziasztok Kati és Péter!
ReplyDeleteNagyon szép és érdekes helyeken jártok, néhány helyen mi is voltunk. Jó volt visszaemlékezni az élményekre. Jó utazást, sok szerencsét és kalandokat kívánunk,
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