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| Our Midge Point campsite |
At present we are staying at Midge Point, a small coastal village between Proserpine and Mackay at the southern end on the Whitsundays. With a name like Midge Point we had our reservations about staying here but our friends, John and Joyce, have stayed here before and assured us it was a great place to stay. The van park here, unlike others we have stayed in over the past couple of weeks, has plenty of trees, is spacious, not crowded and we have managed to find a quiet spot by ourselves just a short walk to the beach. We have been here since Sunday night and head off tomorrow down towards Mackay.
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| Gould Island |
Just off the coast here is a small island known as Gould Island. This island is a little over 4 km out and just too tempting not to paddle out in our kayaks. So last Monday morning with fine weather and almost no breeze John and I paddled out to explore this desert island. The paddle took just over 50 minutes and I tried a little snorkelling out there. Not great for snorkelling as there is no coral only a basalt rock reef surrounding the island with no plant growth and few fish. Heading back we saw a dugong (or was it a crocodile?) and a leopard shark and a number of rays.
Desert Island GG? That's just a teensy bit of lily gilding aint it? Funny how the bities in the water tended to affect the ladies! I am glad to see that you're still doing your best to keep the emergency services trained and ready - a 4km paddle out and back...and no life jacket either I'll bet!
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