C ARAVANNING & adventure Watching the sunrise at Cape Hillsborough with the locals.
Mini Qld lap – Following the coast home
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FTER leaving the crystal blue waters of the Whitsundays, the plan was to spot-hop along the coast until we reached Gladstone, where my wife and daughters would fly home and I would spend a few days fishing with Team Cruise Craft. It’s moments such as these that having a very understanding wife is great… though my stay in Gladstone actually was ‘work’… at least that’s what I tried to pass it off as. However, before I managed to wet a line,
Exploring Queensland - Part 8 by BEN COLLINS
we still had a few places to visit. You could literally spend weeks or months exploring up and down the coast, but we only had a few days so opted to check out a couple of places we hadn’t visited before. Cape Hillsborough was one these places and we planned to stay a couple of nights – not that there were heaps of things to do there, but having a lay day occasionally makes these types of trips much more enjoyable.
The kids enjoyed this makeshift house on the beach. Page 76 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing June 2022
It may be a little harsh to say there wasn’t much to do because there were walking trials, fishing, bird watching, swimming pools and sensational sunrises with kangaroos on the beach. Kangaroos on the beach were one of the hooks that led us to this remote location and, while the experience was extremely enjoyable, it wasn’t as ‘natural’ as we had thought or imagined it would be. As we wondered down to the beach prior to the
sun popping its head above the horizon, we saw a ranger marking out a line with cones for everyone to stand behind. The ranger was also putting some food in the sand for the kangaroos to dig up and eat. Regardless, it was great to see these native animals on the beach with the golden glow of the sun in the background – albeit a little staged. I guess this ensures the kangaroos make an appearance every morning. However, if you sleep in, there are usually a few kangaroos feeding on the grass around the
Exploring Capricorn Caves.
campsite, so you can also get your fix sitting in your camp chair under your awning. One highlight of the Cape Hillsborough Nature Tourist Park that the kids loved was the large swimming pool with slides. Despite the weather cooling, the kids enjoyed the pool and spent plenty of time in it – relaxing pool side wasn’t too bad either. If you can’t get into the tourist park, there are other places nearby that are worth checking out, such as the Halliday Bay Resort, Golf continued P77
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