Agnes Water is about an hour and a half's drive from Bundaberg, in the Gladstone region. Although the beach has always been popular with locals since European settlement there has only been significant development here since the 80s-90s. Unusually for a small coastal town the development at Agnes Water has been sympathetic to the environment (and high quality).
We rewarded ourselves with an early lunch at the popular Holidays Cafe and enjoyed city style salads and juices (and a BLAT for Sophie) under shady trees looking out to the Agnes Water beachfront - bliss!
I have determined that the beach at Agnes Water is absolutely perfect!!!!! On this sunny November Sunday the beach was remarkably uncrowded, endless and perfectly BEAUTIFUL!
And this would have to be the most perfect caravan park in its beachfront setting anywhere on the Eastern seaboard ........... !
This beach walk made me feel so happy!
Everywhere we go the Poinciana trees are in full bloom - in all their sub-tropical, colourful beauty. I am reminded by how much my Dad used to love these trees and how he planted and nurtured one in our front yard at Coolum Beach all those years ago.
About 6klm further north of Agnes Water is the small town of Seventeen Seventy (1770). It got its name from the year that Captain James Cook (and crew) made his second landfall in Australia (first in Queensland) in May 1770 in Bustard Bay on Round Hill (the original name for the settlement). The town is very proud of its historical link to the Captain Cook "discovery" saga.
We walked quite a distance from Cook's monument to the Bustard Bay Lookout along the western side of Round Hill Head, in full view of the boats in the 1770 marina. Sophie and Judy reminisced about their camping holidays on Lady Musgrave Island back in the day. Their boat transport to the island left from the 1770 marina.
From 1770 boats can access the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef (specifically Lady Musgrave Island) leaving from where Round Hill Creek meets the waters of Bustard Bay.
Later, we did the walk from the 1770 Headland and Lookout along the brand new stone paved Joseph Bank Walking Track.
This is the very end point of Round Hill Head.........
Once we rounded the head we found this beautiful but inaccessible beach facing out to the Coral Sea.....
We loved our day at these two beautiful places on the Queensland coast - and vowed we'd return one day!
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