As usual we have a contact that has a property that caters for us wandering bares about 16 kms outside Agnes Waters. So destination Tee Tree Park here we come.
The trip from Yepoon to Tea Tree Park was uneventful. Just the way I like it, especially traveling the main Bruce Highway. Turned off at Miriam Vale and headed towards Agnes Waters. We found our turn off and our private property. Our hosts John & Joan Clarke are the nicest folks you ever want to meet. We were directed to our camp site, and what a great spot.
The bride was a little hesitant in coming here, cause of no power, but had water. But alas I said to the bride, we have a Genny
That's Jenny the Generator
We had to try it sometime, and it worked a treat. Quiet as a mouse, charged the in house battery, Ran the TV and in house lights, and kept the freezer ice cold. Now this is as good as independent camping gets, I assured the bride!!!!!!!
Used gas for the barby and the house fridge, 12v for the outside Engel fridge, used LED lights out in the annex. Topped up the Porta Potti with fresh water and what else do you need...............but no TV reception commented the bride......doughhhhhhhhhh. We watched a movie instead and drifted off into the games room by 9.30pm, listening to all the critters dance around in the moon light. This is a fantastic spot
The Retroliner at Tea Tree Park
The bride enjoying a cool beverage
Next morning it was off to explore the area of Agnes Waters & 1770. Well all I can say how it has grown in a couple of years. It reminds me of Byron Bay 30 years ago, before bit was stuffed. A fair bit of development has taken place and the only disappointment was some of the developments half completed, that have just stopped because of the economic slow down. Hopefully this will be tidied up when cashed up investors start doing the rounds again.
I loved the area, but can see a definate growth in the back scratchers market. There's not much for them to do there, they just hang out at the beach, and make a general nuisance of themselves..........as they do..............that's their job!!!!
Anyway we wandered around and took a heap of photies...."Ï'll be back" I said to the bride.
Only a little bit of sand erosion
The beach of Agnes Waters looking north
The beach of Agnes Waters looking south
A little cove just over the ridge from the town of 1770
The river mouth into 1770
Looking north from 1770
Another photo looking north
I honestly could have spent a week here. But without TV the bride goes into withdrawal without the soapies.
We needed to head back to Hervey Bay. Where we stay there, Mike the host, has lotsa tools and boys things to play with, and as I had a few things to do on the van this was a perfect time to get some of those niggling things fixed.
No need to talk about our stay at the Bay, same as it is always. Just lazed around, all those normal things.
However we decided to leave the van there as it was pretty useless dragging the van back to Kingaroy, cause our next break August 20 it is still to cold to go west and south. So this coming break we will head to the Goldie for a couple of days to catch up with Ann, our dear friend. After a couple of days will head north and spend a night with Peter & Ger who have just completed a three month tour of OZ. From there we will head up to the bay, pick up the van, spent a couple of days there, and just repeat the trip we have just done, but in reverse.
Stay tooooooned
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