Abergowrie State Forest - Broadwater Campground

18 – 20 July 2024

After three days at the beach we headed back inland a short way to the Abergowrie State Forest, still within the Ingham district. We’ve camped at Broadwater before and booked for a couple of nights. The campground is spacious with no marked sites. We travelled along the back roads and arrived fairly early so were able to select a good site.

There are a few walking tracks, and of course plenty of birds to photograph. The campground is beside Broadwater Creek, and you can swim. We chose not to – it was too cold for us. 

Even though it looked inviting,
we knew it would be too cold to swim

Fires are allowed in the designated fire pits so we took the opportunity to use some of the firewood we had purchased down the road at Crystal Creek. The nights were cold so it was nice to cook some bread to have with homemade pea and ham soup, and sit by the fire as night fell.

We decided that our next camp would be in a National Park - this time Tully Falls.

Lucinda

15 – 18 July 2024

When I was an Education Advisor I went to  Lucinda many times to visit the school staff but we had never travelled there on holidays. With that in mind, we made Lucinda our next stop. The caravan park was almost full, and we seemed to be the only ones there without a boat. Despite that, we found it to be a very friendly place to stay – visitors and locals alike were happy to stop for a chat.

We enjoyed walks along the beach and onto the fishing jetty where there was always a few people casting a line. One of Lucinda’s main attractions is the longest service jetty in the southern hemisphere. The 5.76km jetty services the Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal. There is no public access onto the jetty but you can walk underneath along the beach.

You can walk under the jetty but not on it
 - but beware, you are in croc country

While in Lucinda we had lunch at the beachside café with friends who were staying at Rollingtone, as well as dinner with friends who were staying at Macknade. It was good to catch up and share travel stories.

We were tempted to stay longer but decided to keep moving towards Cairns – with a few more stops before getting there.

 

Paluma Range National Park - Jourama Falls Campground

12 – 15 July 2024

We’ve camped at Jourama Falls a couple of times before and it is a bit of a favourite. There is a large campground with unmarked spots so, after booking online, we were able to select a spot that provided some shade. Of course, Mick spent most of the time wandering around the campground and down to the creek, looking for birds to photograph. Because of his recent foot surgery, the hike to the falls was not on the agenda for us. We enjoyed spending time in and around the campground, chatting to other campers and soaking in the sounds of nature.

The campground is beside Waterview Creek

Even though we love time in National Parks, we do need to go to caravan parks for proper showers and to do washing so we decided to move on the Lucinda, still within the Ingham district.