Seventeen Seventy

This quirky coastal town in central Queensland is famous for being the site of Captain Cook's second landing in Australia in May 1770. We took a day trip in a former Australian Army LARC (Light Amphibious Resupply Cargo) to Bustard Head Lighthouse. Built in 1868 and automated in 1986, the site fell into disrepair until a team of enthusiastic volunteers banded together to preserve and display this important piece of Australian history. We were also treated to some delightful flora and fauna sightings. Highlights included; the Eastern Grey Kangaroo, the endangered Beach Stone Curlew, Sting Rays, Dolphins, White Bellied Sea Eagles, Ospreys, and a Nautilus Shell; the external chambered biological structure of the chambered Nautilus, a marine cephalopod.Read more