Sunday was a rest day – time to catch up on washing and
re-charge our batteries before leaving early on Monday morning heading for
Captain Billy’s Landing.
We had decided to stop at Fruitbat Falls on the way south,
and we all agreed that it was worth the early start. Fruitbat Falls is one of those “must see”
destinations – it was absolutely beautiful! It has been kept that way because
the Queensland government has invested funding into the area – day access
only, with vehicle access only and a 300m boardwalk from the carpark to the falls to ensure that
the natural flora isn’t damaged.
Swimming in the swimming hole and under the falls was just magic!
We stayed at Fruitbat Falls for about an hour and left for
Captain Billy’s Landnign around midday – just as the crowds were starting to
arrive at the falls.
We were a little apprehensive about the road into Captain
Billy’s as we had been told that the corrugations were worse than any we had
experienced – which meant that they were pretty bad! But we decided to drive in as far as we could
till the corrugations got too bad, and, after an hour ( and 27kms) we were glad
we did, as Captain Billy’s Landing was absolutely gorgeous! Being an National Parks campsite, facilities
were sparse - one compost toilet and a wooden shelter. But, as a result, there were few other
campers there.
Captain Billy’s Landing was named after an aborigine who, in
1880, led government geologist and explorer Robert Logan Jack, here. The aborigine called himself Captain Billy.
We stayed at Captain Billy’s Landing for two nights, and
spent the day relaxing – playing Bocce (Ken had thoughtfully brought his bocce
set along!) – and exploring the caves at the base of the cliff face at low
tide. John also tried to catch dinner,
but wasn’t successful - no fresh fish
for dinner that night!
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