Island Hop Stop #2 - Maryport Bay, Brampton Island, Queensland, Australia
Harmonie
Don and Anne Myers
Fri 21 May 2010 04:55
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20:47.878S 149:15.963E
Another day, another island.
On May 12th, we had a lovely beam sail (ok, it
wasn't downwind, but wind on the beam is almost as good) 20ish miles west
to Brampton Island. The sun showed itself and by noon the cabin was over
80 degrees. All was right with the world. Or at least our odd piece
of it.
Picture 1 - The view from Lookout Louise.
Brampton Island is another national park island, with a small section set
aside for a private resort and airstrip. The resort wasn't much to look
at, but Sue, Don and I did enjoy the walking trail up to Lookout
Louise. It was a cloudy, hazy day so the view didn't show itself off as
much as it could have. Even so, you can see a few drowned mountain islands
in the background. Also, in case you didn't notice, that's Don standing
there on top of Lookout Louise. The same Don who two months before
couldn't even walk. Amazing how the human body heals.
Pictures 2 and 3 - A tennis playing kangaroo and
his airplane pilot friends. We always thought kangaroos were just like
deer - except for that hopping thing and the whole baby in the pocket deal - but
this group appeared to be highly talented, hanging around the resort tennis
court and airstrip like they were. Check out the tails on these
creatures. This is the first time we've been so up close and personal
with a mob of kangaroos. We've never noticed how much they use their tails
for balance - it's really like a third hind leg. Wouldn't want to pick a
fight with these guys. Just the tail alone could probably do some mighty
damage.
Picture 4 - Maryport Bay beach at low tide.
Gorgeous! That's Don on the beach and our boat in the
distance.
Anne
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