How have we survived three years without you? Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Settling into Bowen
Last Saturday morning, we arrived in Bowen ready for the next chapter in our lives. KISA had to get his work uniforms sorted out and after that we went to our new place for our weekend coffees. 
We settled into the Queens Beach Holiday Park in a self contained cabin and unpacked our stuff.
Which kind of left the rest of the weekend free! We drove around the area on Saturday afternoon and got a few supplies, and on Saturday evening, shared a bottle of Chandon to celebrate our new home.
On Sunday, we went for a long walk. Next door to our caravan park is a hill with a water reservoir on top. Amazingly, in this nanny stste we live in, the stairs to the top of the reservoir are not closed off and tourists are actually encouraged to go up and look at the view! I was impressed that the local Shire Council considers us grown up enough to do that all by ourselves.
The view is great and I took a series of photos starting from the north and proceeding east south and west to give an idea of what the area looks like.
This first one is looking towards Abbot Point where the coal terminal is. You can also see the mouth of the river Don and the northern part of the suburb of Queens Beach.
This is Queens Beach residential area.
In the centre of this picture is the Queens Beach Van park where we are staying. If you click on the picture you will see behind the second cabin is our car. We are in the cabin it is parked behind. They are very clean and comfortable, and almost new.
Looking towards Grays Beach and Horseshoe Bay. In the distance is Gloucester Island. 
Looking towards Bowen and the harbour.
Looking west over the farmlands. They grow lots of salad vegetables and mangoes here. Mostly tomatoes and capsicums though.
Back to the north again. Amazing! Even with the standard 4 foot fence around the reservoir, we didn't fall off!
It was very windy up there, had to hold the hat on! One of the nicknames this town has is Blowin' Bowen!
This buiding was the Carnie Cattle Co in the movie Australia. In real life I think it is used for a government office.
This was the pub in the movie, it is a backpackers in real life I think. A lot of backpackers come here in the winter to pick the vegetables.
We went for a walk out on the jetty, also used in the film to run the cattle down. It was built in 1867 or so, and some of the timbers look like they have been there that long! It is still quite solid though and again I was impressed we were allowed out there by ourselves..
We settled into the Queens Beach Holiday Park in a self contained cabin and unpacked our stuff.Which kind of left the rest of the weekend free! We drove around the area on Saturday afternoon and got a few supplies, and on Saturday evening, shared a bottle of Chandon to celebrate our new home.
On Sunday, we went for a long walk. Next door to our caravan park is a hill with a water reservoir on top. Amazingly, in this nanny stste we live in, the stairs to the top of the reservoir are not closed off and tourists are actually encouraged to go up and look at the view! I was impressed that the local Shire Council considers us grown up enough to do that all by ourselves.
The view is great and I took a series of photos starting from the north and proceeding east south and west to give an idea of what the area looks like.
This first one is looking towards Abbot Point where the coal terminal is. You can also see the mouth of the river Don and the northern part of the suburb of Queens Beach.
This is Queens Beach residential area.
In the centre of this picture is the Queens Beach Van park where we are staying. If you click on the picture you will see behind the second cabin is our car. We are in the cabin it is parked behind. They are very clean and comfortable, and almost new.
Looking towards Grays Beach and Horseshoe Bay. In the distance is Gloucester Island. 
Looking towards Bowen and the harbour.
Looking west over the farmlands. They grow lots of salad vegetables and mangoes here. Mostly tomatoes and capsicums though.
Back to the north again. Amazing! Even with the standard 4 foot fence around the reservoir, we didn't fall off!
It was very windy up there, had to hold the hat on! One of the nicknames this town has is Blowin' Bowen!
This buiding was the Carnie Cattle Co in the movie Australia. In real life I think it is used for a government office.
This was the pub in the movie, it is a backpackers in real life I think. A lot of backpackers come here in the winter to pick the vegetables.
We went for a walk out on the jetty, also used in the film to run the cattle down. It was built in 1867 or so, and some of the timbers look like they have been there that long! It is still quite solid though and again I was impressed we were allowed out there by ourselves..It was low tide though, bit hard to drown.
It is a very big harbour, it was chosen to be the big port of the north, but somehow Townsville took over.
First day of work yesterday, looking spiff in the new uniform!
It is a very big harbour, it was chosen to be the big port of the north, but somehow Townsville took over.
First day of work yesterday, looking spiff in the new uniform!
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