http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , 1770 en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:59:50 BST Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:59:50 BST July 29 and we have been on the road for almost 6 months Australia is a very big place indeed We set off early from Rainbow Beach so we could get to Tin Can Bay in time for the 8 orsquoclock dolphin feeding. Sounds touristy doesnrsquot it but actually it was very low key. Mystique came in first then her daughter Harmony about half an hour later. Itrsquos a good place to see the dolp http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-324215.html YEPPOONKINKA BEACHThe trip to Yeppoon was about 360 km. We seem to be improving in our packup times because we were on the road by 8.00am and in the park set up for lunch by about 1.30pm. The trip takes you almost to Rockhampton and then out to the coast for roughly 45km. The park was small and just ok but we were put in the middle of the permanents. I don't think they really liked the intru http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-318377.html After leaving Noosa for the last time we had to make some miles so it was just an afternoon of driving but through stunning scenery. We headed for Rainbow Beach and it was dark by the time we arrived but we had read that there was a great NP camping area therefore cheap right on Inskip Point in the sand dunes. It was the closet mainland point to Fraser Island and the closet Stu would go to http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-315758.html After our greyhound bus journey we arrived in the small town of 1770. It had been recommended to us by our wee pal B who had stayed there previously and loved it.Our hostel this time was called Southern Cross and it was in the middle of the country side surrounded by lots of land and it's very own lake. There were horses roaming around freely and the owners two dogs Summer and Scooby. We love http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-272347.html We left Rainbow Beach and motored on up the coast arriving at a very laid back and thankfully rainfree little coastal hamlet with the bizarre name of 'Town of 1770' a bit north of Bundaberg.Apparently it was renamed in 1936 in honour of James Cook's landing there on 24th May 1770 on 'Bustard Beach' so named by Cook after he and his crew feasted on a Bustard caught there Steve had a history http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-270152.html Ok wow.I have spent the past few days here in Newcastle at Rachelle and Dean's place...I know Rachelle from Uni back in Victoria her mother is also a school teacher and her husband Dean and her are out here in Australia while Dean finishes uni to become a Physiotherapist. I have spent all afternoon here at his uni on the free computers getting mad at my blog trying to figure out how to upload http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-269163.html Jetted off to Oz to visit the parents and decided to get married while we were out there. Rod fancied the Town of 1770 just because he wanted to have number instead of a name in the location on the wedding certificate. Stayed in a balinese style house which had absolutely fantastic views and the wedding was very relaxed as it was only us the celebrant her husband and friend who were our witne http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-259996.html Today was abit of a random day as we got up and had no plans for the day at all. It was a little overcast when we was sat outisde doing our journals when a bus came for the free tour that goes every day at 11am. We figured Why not And so jumped on the bus. There's not alot to see to be honest ..we went to a lookout oint though we didnt have our cameras on us and did abit of a ride around 1770 http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-259076.html Today we did the Scooteroo Tour which was really good At first I was a bit nervous because I've never driven one before but it was pretty easy. There was about 35 of us that went out and it was fun. The choppers go upto 80km which is 50mph and I managed to hit that so I was pretty happy with myself. At first I was going 30 and was like Oh God but then after a while that seems really slow as y http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-257550.html Today was attempt no. 2 at surfing on my trip. The last time didn't go too great seeing as It left me scarred for life but I was keen to give it a go and try improve my opinion of the sport this time around. I decided to do it here in 1770 simply because it was diert cheap 16.50 for a 3 hour Surf Lesson so I couldnt resist at that price. Today went better we shared a board between two of us http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-257543.html After mulling over the destinations on our Greyhound Bus Timetable we decide on Rainbow Beach sounds nice so this is our next stop. Surprisingly the coloured sands are not the most impressive feature in this tiny place. Prebooked Frasers Backpackers Hostel another good choice. Our room was ensuite with a balcony.On our arrival we clocked a notice announcing a free introductory guided walk by M http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-254153.html On the 71 we stopped of in a little known place named 1770 the only place in the world to have numbers for its name so we're told and what a find it was We stopped off to take a trip to the reef but it had so much more to offer. After booking in we were taken on a free trip of the area by a crazy South African guy allowing us to learn a little about the area. We actually stayed in the neigh http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-235381.html We had heard quite a lot of backpackers rave on about a town called 1770 and decided quite early on that we definately wanted to visit this place. It was a 8 hour bus ride from a town called Mackay which we visited after Airlie Beach but there was not much there in Mackay worth writing about. We booked a night bus to take us to 1770 to save on hostel accomodation and were not picked up until 3am http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-227169.html After leaving Airlie Beach we made our way down to Agnes Water and the Town of 1770 which we had wanted to check out the last time we were in Oz but never quite made it up that far. They are both cool little off the beaten track towns that by the sounds of it may not stay that way for to much longer with development heading it's way... The Town of 1770 was Captain Cook's first landing spot in Q http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-223394.html Agnes Water Town of 177004 Novg Arrived at the town of 1770 so called because Captain Cook landed here and created a settlement due to his ship requiring repairs yesterday evening at sunset after a seven hour drive up from the Gold Coast.Quickly pitched the tent and witnessed the most gorgeous sunset across the bay right outside our tent see piccies Our pitch is right on the beach and the http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-217276.html Lazy start to the day and then just did some local exploring. The area is being pushed as being the next Noosa. There are some super new places but current house prices are already close to Noosa. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-216045.html A trip of about 120 Km today to 1770. The unusual name is related to the year that Captain James Cook first set foot in Queensland May 24 1770. Stopped briefly at Miriam Vale on the way here. Walked to the beach this afternoon a pleasant stroll of 900 m through the bush. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-215786.html I spent the better part of my last afternoon on Magnetic Island at the Koala Sanctuary as I had heard that this was a great opportunity to get to hold a koala for a fairly pretty penny of course and to get my photo taken with a cuddly koala among other native Australian animals python birds lizards baby croc etc. If you actually want to see koalas in the wild while in Australia your best http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-210834.html After 3 nonstop days on Fraser Island I decided on the town of 1770Agnes Water. It is about 4 hours north of Hervey Bay and only 2000 people live in both towns. I came with no plans besides just hanging out doing some laundry and maybe some surfing. The hostel was absolutely amazing set right in the middle of a residential neighborhood. After lounging the first night I decided on a surfing les http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-207161.html Blimey... There's an awful lot to write nowSurfers Paradise was cool. Loved it there. Lots of Billabong and Quicksilver Warehouse outlets with plenty of jobs going in those places too. Might have to remember to pop back down there if I cant find anything else. Stayed in a slightly dodgy hostel. Me and Luis ended up in a room with 3 girls from Ireland. Now you all know how much I love the Irish http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-206264.html Okay I've started writing our travel blog again.......and should offer a quick explanation of where we've been for the last year what with it being more than 1 year since the publication of our last blog We'd gotten as far as Darwin when I last wrote. Between June 2nd and June 20th 2006 we travelled from Darwin into the middle of the country and over to Cairns on the east coast. This took no t http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-200292.html The overnight bus to Town 1770 wasn't too bad I think because it had been such a long day hanging around that we were shattered managed to get some sleep. It was quite a relaxed atmosphere at 1770 named after the year Captain James Cook discovered it not as commercial as Airlie or Cairns which was a refreshing change. On Friday we had a lazy day we did a tour that the hostel provided fr http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-182521.html 1770 town to do things without a license. Went on a joy flight and got to drive the plane..was so much fun. Experienced zero gravity was bizarre seeing our camera cases sick bags empty and everything floating in the air. Saw dolphins before landing on a beach where we ate fresh oysters which we knocked off the rocks. Was amazing. Have taken videos with my camera. If im sounding all action an http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-168735.html Named after the year James Cook first stepped onto Australian land actually in Town 1770 on 24th May 1770 this town is one of if not the least commercial places you can visit on the East coast. It hardly has any tourists and the only people that seem to come here are us backpackers. Compared to the rest of the East coast 1770 is extremely cheap for activities. For example surfing is 7 times mor http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-167604.html Typical....you wait ages for another blog entry and then two come along at once I have been pretty lazy with updating the blog recently and coupled with the fact that I have been pretty busy as you are about to find out has led to me neglecting this site. So when you last heard from me I was enjoying the 'Surrey in Australia' Noosa. Having eventually managed to book onto an Oz Experience b http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-167514.html 1770 was next on the hit list and so after packing up and moving on from our Fraser adventure me and the girls were thinking that some downtime was called for in 1770. Turns out it's actually quite a little fun packed place and looking back we really should have booked to stay here a bit longer... The Town Of 1770 is a picturesque seaside village surrounded on three sides by the Coral Sea and Bu http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-159332.html G'day I know this blog comes fast on the heels of the last one but we're moving up the coast pretty quickly at the moment so I thought it'd be better to do shorter blogs more frequently than one big huge one when I'll have forgotten half the stuff I've done The day after the pirates party in Rainbow Beach we revelled in the fact that we had absolutely nothing to do other than nurse our hangovers http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-159231.html This is one of my favourite places I have visited it is amazing A lot of people miss the places out it only has 120 beds for backpackers. The town itself is tiny 1770 has a population of 80 and Agnes Waters of 2000. There is so much to do here and its all really cheap as it is so uncommercial. We arrived late about 6 in the evening stayed for 2 nights getting the night bus to Airlie Beach.. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-151404.html Having thoroughly enjoyed the joys of the Whitsundays it was time to go budget for a night or two in order to eek out the funds. So we find ourselves in Cape Hillsborough national park campground just North of Mackay. This turned out to be a cracking little spot right on the beach. The one draw back with these cheap and cheerful campsites is that they attract a random set of customers. Quite often http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-144187.html Here is some interesting information about 1770 this town is the only one in Australia to have a number for its name. This is the spot where the famous explorer Captain James Cook sailed into Bustard Bay back in 1770. As far as i know it's not even really a town but a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. Again like most places in Australia it's really really beautiful. We arriv http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-141349.html