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| Start of the Hay Point coal terminal |
On the south side of the point are a couple of relatively salubrious 'suburbs' - Half Tide and Salonika Beaches. Drove around - moved on...
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| Half Tide Beach |
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| Grasstree Beach |
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| Honey's Grasstree playground |
Next excursion, Grasstree Beach, which is beautiful - the town and the beach.
It is on an estuary, and around the other side is Campwin, where we had a great view of Grasstree and the waiting ships to the north. Neither place has any provision for caravans, motorhomes or camping, just a motel or two each.
Next Armstrong Beach, not bad, but no vacancy at the small Caravan Park. While we were dawdling around town we were flagged down by a woman on a bike, who asked if we were looking for somewhere to camp... maybe... well take the next left the right then right through Freshwater to the boat ramp. And so we did.
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| Freshwater Point near dawn |
It is relatively new (is not on Apple Maps - typically) and Mackay Regional Council has not yet put up their ubiquitous 'No Camping' signs.
At the ramp were half a dozen parked trailers and a few people fishing from the shore. Looks okay, we will stay.
Eventually all the boats returned and the trailers left, although there was the odd looker through the night - one circuit of the parking area.
The peaceful dawn tho was beautiful. After breakfast, it's off.
