Day 87 – Thursday 14^th October 2021 – 138 Km

Another easy start to the day, the only minor hassle was the dump point was on the diagonal opposite of the van park so it took a bit longer than usual. Our first stop was on the Tannum Sands esplanade again, we wanted to have another look at the turtles being used as speed humps at the pedestrian crossings. Very innovative & the first we have seen. The whole esplanade & town is so well cared for with many nice gardens, paths, bbq areas & just little extras that you can’t stop from saying, aahh!

The trip south on the Bruce Highway was uneventful with a moderate amount of traffic, plenty of caravans in the mix still. The countryside is rolling hills & it is still very poor land with scraggy trees. We pass through some small towns before turning off the highway to the town of 1770. When we get to the small town of Agnes Waters on the coast we turn left out a narrow peninsula to 1770. Our campground is towards the end, after the small marina and we set up in a tight campsite under a nice big shady tree. We look out at the river & the boats moored there.

We go for a walk along the edge of the river out towards the mouth, this is a very pretty spot, there is a small boat sailing out the river & a large catamaran motoring in through the channel markers. We chatted to a few of the fellow campers, everyone is very friendly.  Not as many grey nomads as we have been used to on this trip, here is a lot more young people with young children.

After lunch we drove out to the lookout at the end of the peninsula & had a lovely walk through the trees to the lookout platforms with great views over the ocean & coastline. Down on the sandspit next to the river mouth there are a group of tourist having a ride in an old military amphibious landing craft painted pink. We stop at the next spot along that has the old anchor recovered from the old ship the “Countess Russell” that was wrecked on Wreck Reef near here in 1873. There are a few nice houses enjoying the views from the high spots along here as well. Some houses we like the design of, others not so.

Angnes Waters is the next destination, it is not that large, though there is lots of high end accommodation buildings there near the beach. We drive through the small town & down to Chinaman Beach, this beach is steep with deep water right along it, not very inviting for a swim, it looks dangerous. Apparently there are lots of sea turtles nest along this beach during egg laying season. Back to camp & Tereza makes steak Diane for dinner tonight, delicious. Another great day.