Beautiful Bowen

We’ve discovered many beautiful spots in Bowen under Marks guidance and the town has much more to offer than we originally thought. We strolled up the town jetty which is more than 150 years old and still in use for recreational fishing as well as a base for the tug boats used to tow in coal ships at the export place at nearby Abbott Point. 

During WW2 there was a Catalina Base here and at the site is a lovely display.

The 2008 movie ‘Australia’, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, was partially filmed here in Bowen and for a few months, a mini Darwin was created at the waterfront. The Grand View Hotel was renamed the Territory Hotel for the movie and still stands today. 

There are some lovely beaches and today some of us braved the water and did a bit of snorkelling at Horseshoe Bay. We had an excellent view of this bay from a lookout.

We are in a small friendly caravan park and at the beachfront area we enjoyed a drink whilst watching a beautiful sunset. Views like this make us realise we are in the tropics - this is known as the North Whitsundays area.

We’ve made use of our time here to catch up on jobs and we’ll head off from here tomorrow with full cupboards, beautiful toes, neat hair and very clean cars and clothes. The weather continues to be perfect although the locals think it too cold! We are heading north to the Paluma Range National Park for the next few days, hoping to see some gorges and waterfalls. We’ve been away for 3 weeks and it actually feels like longer so we must be feeling very relaxed. We hope all readers are well and not feeling too cold. Lots of love from Brays Brays and Greenwoods. ❌❌❌❌