Moreton Telegraph Station Qld Wednesday 10 August 2022 (2 nights)
Moreton Telegraph Station Qld Wednesday 10 August 2022 (2 nights) Wednesday I can’t say why, but Weipa is a place I have always wanted to visit. It is of course a purpose built mining town from the 1960s when A geologist, Embly, 'discovered' near pure bauxite, the very stuff that Matthew Flinders had pointed out as a cliff face with a really unusual red and mauve colour as he cruised by some 150 years earlier. Our Hotel I felt was fairly tired, having been built in 1973, but it was comfortable and the food excellent. Blue Winged Kingfisher. Weipa Qld Apart from mining bauxite, there’s not a lot else. Fishing in the river and crocodile watching are the main pastimes. We went on an excellent crocodile tour with a very knowledgable fellow, and ex-miner, who told us all about the history and what they were doing now, and the wildlife, which comes in the form of birds and crocs. The crocs were just laying around on the mudflats next to the water waiting to be snappe...