Kinka (not kinky) Beach

Well, here we go again, we have Kinka Beach 1 and Kinka Beach 2 (bit like Townsville, but different). We left Townsville and planned to do a free camp on the way to Kinka Beach. However, when we arived and checked out the site(s), they were yuk, so we had a conference and decided to push on. A call to the caravan park resulted in a "we are full, but we will fit you in somewhere" response. When we arrived, we were placed at "the roadside" of one of the roads in the park next to the camp kitchen.

The staff were flat out organising a "chicken and bush poet night" and we were invited. For the princely sum of $6.00 a head, we got hot chicken (quarter chicken, BYO salad) dessert, tea/coffee and be entertained by a bush poet. The food was great and plenty of it, the bush poet was really good and the company was magnificent. We met a great raft of wonderful people. We went back to our van and slept very well indeed.

We moved to our new site this morning, which was easy as I had not uncoupled the car and van when we arrived. The new site is great.

More new people to meet and more places to go and new things to see. Some of the pics are of the local scenery:

This public sculpture (or fixture, if you like) is a "Singing Ship" built to mark the landing of Cook in these parts (remember Town of 1770 and Cooktown posts?) and this "ship" is similar to the "ship" at Cooktown. Curious.

The "singing"is caused by three stainless steel tubes with holes drilled along their length, like a picolo. The passage of the wind over the tubes causes the "singing".

More to do and see tomorrow, with more pics to follow.

Went back up the highway to Capricorn Caves. We have passed them many times in the past and wanted to visit, now was our time. They are a fantastic natural wonder, winding their way through the limestone. The pics were taken on my phone, so apologies for the quality:



M is sitting in "The Cathedral", a large cave set up as a church for weddings and events.

The exit is via two "swing bridges". Here is M negotiating one of them.

These "braziers" are manufactured from old LPG gas bottles. Remove valve, Cut top off, drill holes in bottom, weld supports inside, manufacture handle and fit - viola! All sorts of uses that I can think of, including heat for convivial libations, coals for camp oven (take note Bob Rastas!), etc. I have several old bottles sitting at home................

So there you have it. That's it from Kinka Beach. Off to Benaraby free camp tomorrow, then Hervey Bay for a couple of nights and a whale watch.

Hoo roo.