Blogs from 1770, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 7

Agnes Water / Town of 1770 04 Nov (g) 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 view is really quite something, although the ameneties are a little more basic than before. Both fell asleep to the sound of the waves lapping up on the shore. Woke early today and drove down to the small harbour to catch a diving trip out to the southern end of the Barrier Reef at Hoskyns Island (Paul dove with the group as ... read more

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.... read more

After 3 non-stop days on Fraser Island I decided on the town of 1770/Agnes 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 lesson in the morning. It only cost $16.50 for a 4 hour lesson. Most have been costing about 45 so I've passed on all of them. The lesson was pretty piss poor, but once I got in the water it was worth the money. Pretty small waves, but just fine for me. They also offered cheap rentals so I went back the next day ... read more

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 time at all but we crammed a lot in, far too much to put in this 'catch-up' session. I have written most of those 3 weeks up already and will publish them soon, but to bring you up to speed I thought this was the best way! Bear with me......it WILL make sense I promise...... Following a nice trip up the coast ... read more

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 free of charge, driving round the two small towns & highlighting the activities & things we could see & do during our stay. We had some lunch & a lazy afternoon lying in hammocks, reading our books & nosing around town, it was nice & relaxing. We had a bit of wine & a civilised evening. On Saturday morning ... read more