Qld, When Things Just Go Wrong8 Comments

Mulambin Mumblings – Doctor, doctor

September 17, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Aug 2019, Mulambin, Capricorn Coast, Qld Which we are told by the locals is pronounced M’lumb’n. Get your chops around that one. Being back in a busier area (almost a city) I visit a doctor in Emu Park to check on my aches and pains from my unexpected examination of the bitumen on a dark night outside the 1770 pub. Which will forever more be known as my ‘pub squash’. It’s a bright modern practice with a fine painting of an emu gracing the wall. A charming young doctor (they’re all young at my age) tells me that I’ve got … Continue reading Mulambin Mumblings – Doctor, doctor

Qld, Why Caravanning6 Comments

Follow the Sun, Day 25 – Aah, Mulambin

September 16, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Day 25 7/8/2019 Wednesday 1770 to Mulambin, wet 17 We had a warm night and are just pulling ourselves together when the skies open…”Shit the shoes!” We hadn’t expected rain and the shoes are outside without the protection of the awning. We pack up in steady rain and of course everything gets covered in wet, dirty, grey sand. Now to answer the question, did we love it or hate it? Well, the little town of 1770 and it’s pretty cove was delightful and it was an experience to be camped right on the beach, but the camp ground has to … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 25 – Aah, Mulambin

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Follow the Sun, Day 24 – Escape route

September 15, 2019September 10, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Day 24, 6/8/2019 Tuesday 1770 sunny 24 It’s our last day here so having seen what we want to of the area we take it easy, chairs on the beach reading. It’s a hard life. Although the weather here has been good there has been a cool breeze so most of the time it’s been necessary to wear long sleeves or a jumper. Everyday at low tide a large sand bank dries on the opposite side of the creek. Fishermen paddle over in kayaks and do whatever it is fishermen do. I’m assuming that they pump worms but I’m probably … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 24 – Escape route

Places, Qld4 Comments

The Town of Seventeen Seventy

September 13, 2019September 10, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Aug 2019, 1770, Qld So named, because Cook and his crew set foot here in May 1770. Clinging to the shores of the tidal Round Hill Creek it is a town without shops but it does have a quaint pub … Continue reading The Town of Seventeen Seventy

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Follow the Sun, Day 22 – Exploring 1770

September 12, 2019September 9, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Day 22 4/8/2019 Sunday 1770 breezy 24 Another sunny morning but a little too chilly for breakfast al fresco. We take a quick trip into Agnes Waters for supplies and have another scout around the area. Woody says we must … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 22 – Exploring 1770

Qld, Wildlife2 Comments

Fluoro Crabs

September 11, 2019September 9, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Aug 2019, Seventeen Seventy, Qld As the tide drops and the mud flats are exposed in Round Hill Creek tiny crabs tentatively crawl from their holes. They are quite easy to see as each has one large bright pink claw … Continue reading Fluoro Crabs

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Follow the Sun, Day 21 Snoozing in 1770

September 10, 2019September 8, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Day 21, 3/8/2019 Saturday 1770, sunny 24 There’s a helluva commotion in 1770, they’re hosting the regional dragon boat races and we have front row seats. The manager drops by to tell us that Mona is still complaining, to the point of using foul language and by the way our new beach site will cost an extra $5 per day. Still in search of pineapple jam we drive 5km out of town to the Reef Caravan Park as they are holding a market. Alas we only find vegetables, soap and a talking parrot that is more polite than Mona. This … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 21 Snoozing in 1770

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Follow the Sun, Day 20 Cramped in 1770

September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Day 20 2/8/2019 Friday 1770, breezy clear 25 Dragon boat teams are practicing out on the water. The view through the palms is exotic with an island feeling. Cramped, untidy, smoky at night, the management team hammer the message that … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 20 Cramped in 1770

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Follow the Sun, Day 19 off to 1770

September 8, 2019September 7, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Day 19, 1/8/2019 Thursday Tannum Sands to Town of 1770, Sunny 21 Time to pack up and move on. Yesterday Woody had complimented a council worker on the state of the local parks. She suggested that we check out Turkey … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 19 off to 1770

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Follow the Sun, Day 18 Tannum Sands

September 7, 2019September 8, 2019 Itching for Hitching

Day 18, 31/7/2019 Wednesday, Tannum Sands, some cloud 25 windy evening We have a lazy relaxing morning, do a little shopping for curry ingredients and Woody cooks a Thai Green Curry while I walk on the beach. At happy hour we are joined by a menagerie of peacocks, turkeys, lorikeets and blue faced honeyeaters. The midges have been slowly eating us to death, bite by tiny bite. Our neighbours are all Victorians escaping the cold and Woody refers to the folks behind us as the ‘Wee Wees’ as they do nothing but read and walk to the toilet, a lot. … Continue reading Follow the Sun, Day 18 Tannum Sands