Ruth, Stacey & Leslie at Agnes Waters' Tavern
Town Of 1770 and Agnes Waters are the last place on the North East coast to get surf as the Great Barrier Reef gets in the way any further north, so we had to stop there. Due to the fact that it was winter there was, disappointingly, NO SURF! The board never even made it off the car as it was as flat as a pancake, never mind. Town Of 1770 is named this after the date that it was discovered by Captain Cook who landed there while exploring the coast. There is still little there with 1770 and Agnes Waters merging into one place with a winter population of less that 100 and nothing more than a few essential stores. It was the spot that we managed to meet up with some friends (Paul, Stacey and Leslie) from Yamba who had flown from Brisbane to Cairns and were making their way down the coast. After tracking them down as there was no phone signal and catching up for a bit we agreed to meet up again in the pub the next night.
Captain Cook Monument
That day they had been to Bundaberg and sampled some of the rum at the brewery so it was only apt that in the evening we drank rum. If you have seen the Facebook pictures you can see that the rum went down well and a lot of merriment was had. The next night they had to catch the bus in the early hours of the morning. Jo offered to drop the out to the bus so that they didn’t have to pay the shuttle fee. Apparently on the way to the bus a large kangaroo was stood by the side of the road and stared at them as they drove past. It was lovely to meet up with them and catch up.
The town having such an eventful history meant that we couldn’t leave until we had explored the Captain Cook landing spot. We actually stumbled across it while making our way up to scenic headland. A small monument marks the spot where he landed. We then headed onto the headland to catch the sunset.
