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| Weir at Water P Creek |
Left Blackdown NP today a bit reluctantly but need to restock and we have also decided we need to do something with our mattress so after restocking in Rockhampton and the purchase of an egg shell mattress we set off for Byfield NP - Guess what? It's raining! We arrived at Water Park Creek in the State Forest section of Byfield and decided to camp there as we were loosing light and the rest of the track while only 18km to go was heavy 4wd and we had been warned that it would take us an hour or more to get there for Water Park Creek. Lots of Mosquitoes...... pretty area but all pine plantation - a pretty boring monoculture.
Woke to sunshine and a beautiful nights sleep just that little bit extra has made our little penthouse so much more comfortable. Set off for Five Rocks campground (Byfield NP) via a pretty ordinary access track, Rob's first heavy sand-driving for a few years and he did good!
The drive in was stunning, just look at the centre of this flower on the right. We were both pretty excited about seeing the coast again! Byfield NP covers about 15,000ha. Massive parabolic dunes, the oldest reaching 5-6km inland in the south while in the north, the rugged pinnacles of The Peaks and Mt Atherton dominate the landscape. The park conserves large areas of coastal Heath and Taller eucalypt woodlands flourish in sheltered areas and rainforests thrive where there is abundant water.
We arrived at our Campground - wow this is Paradise!! Five Rocks Campground is set in coastal woodland and is in Byfield Conservation Park which also incorporates the tiny Township of Stockyard Point (population 10) the headland has stunning views out over the coastline. From our campsite we accessed the beach via a steep stepped track via beautiful wetlands and a lovely waterfall that we used on the return journey to wash off the salt.
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| Above: Thong Ave Stockyard Point One of the two streets |
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| Above: Five Rocks Campground |
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| Above: Five Rocks Beach |
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| Above: Five Rocks Beach again... |
The water is beautiful here and so is the wildlife everything from turtles mating colourful birds etc but the highlight of the trip was watching the 30 or so Humpbacks travelling south with there calves - lots of tail slapping and breaching but how do I explain what it is like to see this?
The pics below are a taste of Byfield - we will definitely be back.......
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| Cold but most welcome... |
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