Thursday, January 1, 2009

Whitsundays/1770 Road Trip

On the day after boxing day the family went for a big drive up the Queensland coast for the first time. This was the first time we've ever gone up north despite living here for all of my life!

Tree, Antennas and Powerlines

Early Morning on the Bruce Highway

The drive was filled with some great scenery - cow-filled farmland, lush fruit-land and heaps of little beachside towns.

Town of 1770 Lookout

The Town of 1770 lookout.

Grays Bay, Bowen

Gray's Bay, Bowen

The Big Mango + Kim

We visited Bowen - which has set itself as the place where Nicole and Hugh spent 6 weeks filming 'Australia' as well as being the mango capital of the country. It's a really lovely place though, and I think if I ever want to spend a week or so at a few quiet beaches I would be heading back here.

Whitehaven Beach Jump

We also got to spend some time at the cleanest and loveliest beach I've ever been to - Whitehaven Beach located in the Whitsunday Islands. The sand felt so perfect under foot and the beach just felt pretty and untouched.

All in all a really great time, and despite the drive being 1200km each way, I wouldn't have it any other way.

oh...Happy New Year everyone!

2 comments:

soph said...

Nice photos! That last one looks fake it's so perfect!

Kim said...

Someone else told me it looked like a photoshop too! It was taken by the tour operators, maybe they touched it up a little!