Amity Point

All loaded up in two cars and with our camper trailer in tow we took the 12:30 ferry crossing from Cleveland near Brisbane over to Dunwich on Stradbroke Island.
Stradbroke is the second largest sand island in the world after Fraser Island just to the north of Brisbane, and was formed as the result of northerly currents sweeping up the east coast of Australia over millions of years.
After a short drive from the ferry we arrived at the Amity Point camp site, and by 4 pm we were ready to explore our immediate surrounds. The site had a shark safe swimming area adjacent to a public access jetty. We watched the sun go down and a little later a dolphin swam around the end of the jetty for a short while. The jetty was used extensively by anglers after squid and fish for eating, and also provided a great platform for jumping into the sea.Read more