Finally had to say goodbye to Hastings Point. A sad moment having to say bye to the family. However, as always, we will take away some fantastic memories of our days there along with the final walk along the beach: The amazing waves and the view from the top of Norries Head, from which we saw yet more whales and dolphins! The fantastic curry we had for lunch, made by an Indonesian woman, of macadamia nuts, coconut, vegetables and chicken. Never tasted anything so good in a long time.
The surfers on the beach that we stood and watched for ages as they tried their level best to dash themselves either on the rocks or on the beach! The beautiful almost white, soft sand, that even without shoes on made a squeak as you walked on it like your school plimsolls used to do on the gym floor. The sand gets so hot that the salt crystallises on the top and forms a thin crust. Sometimes it felt like you were walking on snow. The ospreys catching fish in the sea, the stone curlew hatching her two babies and the water dragon walking about the garden. Not to mention the long chats about just everything, with Ron and Joy and the lovely lunches we had with them and Christine. The time that Ron got us lost in the bush! Not for long, ha ha. We will remember it all with fondness.
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And so, the long haul to Agnes Water 370 miles up the coast with three fuel stops. 
Quite a few hold ups at first with roadworks and a couple of nasty accidents, then on to smaller, quieter roads where you could drive for ages and not see another car or person. The landscape kept changing too, from flat with pine trees, to hills and gum trees and back again, to open country with small dwellings out in the middle of nowhere. All you could see was a gate and a mailbox next to a long gravel road! Huge fields of sugar cane with the tracks of a small gauge railway used to move it crisscrossing the road.
As we drove further north, so the temperature kept rising. Around 30 deg C but the humidity also increased with it. Very intense. Eventually we arrived at Agnes Water and were welcomed by our hosts in a very enthusiastic way. Mac even said he would teach me how to play the didgeridoo! Don’t know if I’ve got the wind for that, but I’ll give it a go 😆
Just before turning into the driveway of The Billabong, we caught our first glimpse of a live bouncing kangaroo….fantastic! Since then I haven’t been able to keep up with the wildlife. So many different types of bird and parakeet and up to 4 kangaroos all at once, one with a joey in her pouch! Stunning!! Lol. And this is just the first day….can’t wait for the rest.
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