Well rested, we were up early and went for a walk around the breakwall to investigate the considerable amount of landscaping etc that was going on. We also were curious to check out a stainless steel dome “sculpture” that we could see from the marina which had a multi coloured light show each night.
Sculture on Breakwall (Peppers & Marina in background)
We returned to have breakfast on the boat and plan the rest of the day. We decided to catch a bus to a stop on the way to Horseshoe Bay, where the was a walk to “The Forts”, which were fortifications put in place in the 2nd World War to defend against attack from the Japanese. Whilst it was a bit of a climb, it was very interesting historically and the views were sensational, culminating from the view at the top where you can see Townsville, pretty much all of Cleveland Bay and all of the East Coast of the Island.
Forts Command Centre
Wildlife sightings along the way added to the experience.
Koala resting in a tree on Forts walk
Having completed the walk up and back to the main road we decided we would then walk to Horseshoe Bay along the coast to Radical Bay and then up over the headland to Horseshoe. The scenery was fantastic, but there were many headlands to traverse and it was a bit more strenuous than we perhaps expected. Nevertheless we got to Horseshoe Bay around 2.45 pm, having set out on our original walk to the forts at 11.15 am.
Athurs Bay
Florence Bay
Radical Bay
A few beers and lunch at the pub in Horseshoe helped ease the pain a bit. We caught the bus back to Nelly Bay at 4pm, readied the boat for an early morning departure and went out for a pizza for dinner.
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