One of our stops along the way to 1770 was at the Childers Mammino Ice Creamery, famous for their macadamia based ice creams. It was one of the best ice creams I have ever had, really smooth and creamy.
The town of 1770 gets its name from being the location of Captain James Cook’s second landing when he sailed up the East coast of Australia in 1770. It is a really picturesque town and one of the few places on the east coast you can watch the sunset over the ocean, which we did each night we stayed.
One of our highlights at 1770 was a morning walk through a coastal paperbark forest. At lunch we saw whales in the bay at 1770. We were able to follow them all the way to the headland and out to the open ocean. We decided to stay at the headland to go to the beach and watch the sunset and full moon rise.
The next day we went on a day cruise to Lady Musgrave Island, one of the southern most islands on the Great Barrier Reef. We went snorkelling for the first time on the trip. It was thrilling to see so many fish darting in, out and around the coral. Dad and Lilah swam with a turtle.
After the snorkelling the tour guides took us onto Lady Musgrave Island which is home to some really special migratory birds, one species digs nesting burrows in the ground to lay its eggs because there were no predators to hunt them. There are burrows everywhere. I felt really special to be there and was awed at the beauty.
The Smiling Nomads 