Bargara - 12.11.2012 to 19.11.2012

Bargara is a small seaside town about 20km's from Bundaberg. We really liked the atmosphere here and quickly settled in for a good week. There was plenty of birdlife to amuse us and many a photo was taken our new wildlife friends. The park we stayed in was just across from the beach where the water was warm and good swimming beach. The town itself is quite pretty with cafes along the main strip where good fish and chips could be found. At the tourist info centre they had a shell museum, where for a gold coin donation a little old lady patiently took me around and told me all about the seashells. It was beatifully and lovingly set out by the seashell collectors of the area and sad to know that it was becoming a dying art in the area due to the age of the collectors. I think if I lived there I would have become a fan of these little old ladies and their passion for seashells. I was a little envious of their collection, making mine quite small and insignificant in comparison. Although Crowey would be hesitant to say that my collection is small.

Crowey makes new friends

The colours are beautiful in the Rainbow Parrot

Time for a bath

Good old beach cricket 

The Bargara area is really pretty and close to Mon Repos turtle rookery, where the loggerhead turtles come to lay their eggs between the months of November to March. It is quite a successful area for breeding and paramount for the continuing survival of these gorgeous sea creatures. We were a little too early for the hatching and didn't bother to book a tour which are quite difficult to get in.

Bunderbeg is the next major town from Bargara and it is here that the infamous Bundaberg rum is brewed from the sugar cane molasses. Sugar Cane is quite a big part of the town's industry, exporting the sugar overseas. Bundy as it is favourably known amongst the locals sports most shops and is quite an old town dating back to the late 1880's. Beautiful old queenslander homes sit proud and beautifully restored, as they are along many a town in Queensland.

It was in Bargara that I came across this gorgeous little possum, nestled in a tree to sleep the day away. He loved the fruit I gave him and mango quickly became his favourite.

Sleeping Poss

soon wakes up for a piece of fruit though

mmmmmmmm, mango