Leaving Brisbane we head north , through the Sunshine Coast and then Gympie , before Maryborough and finally arriving at Burrum River Caravan Park . As the name suggests , it is beside the Burrum River , and here it is from the parks private pontoon - not the nicest colour water , but they've had so much rain up here .
The park is colourful , plants providing all the colour , here's some of it .
While down at the pontoon we noticed a White Heron in the shallows , so we watched it for a while . It was hunting , and it's method was clever - it would stand on one leg and stir the mud up with the other , and see what appears - this time is was a prawn !!
It was good to watch it go about it's hunting .
Back in the gardens of the park and there were plenty of Crucifix Orchids in varying colours .
A large hibiscus as well .
We headed out to the coast and Burrum Heads , tide was going out and it's quite shallow here apart from the river channel so I was keen to get some aerial shots of the sand banks - it didn't disappoint .
This is part of the township and the estuary , plenty of boats at anchor .
This is looking north across the river to Burrum Point then north to Woodgate Beach .
Back to the park and some lunch before going for a short drive around Howard - only a few kilometres away . Here's a popular style of housing here - The Queenslander - house up off the ground and verandahs to help keep the house cool .
Another place we came across was Brooklyn House , a huge sprawling Queemslander that can be booked for functions , weddings etc . It is surrounded with expansive gardens - this was the clearest spot for a photo .
This business was established in 1884 .
This is the freshwater section of Burrum River - there is a weir about 500 m behind where this photo was taken .
The property on the bottom left is subject of the next blog . Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1ik2KKnTKcYlTaHeJrC8fpL0-eVefRvg&usp=sharing
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