Alva is about 16km from Ayr. The tide can come in quickly and warning signs show the consequences if you don't take heed of tides. We were lucky enough to arrive at Lynch's Beach at Alva at low tide:
The wetlands behind Lynch's Beach (with a Royal Spoonbill on the left and a Eastern Great Egret just to the left of the middle):
We decided to call into Bowen for lunch, mainly because Baz Luhman used Bowen as his Darwin in the movie "Australia". We thought we would look at the old country buildings and eat some fish and chips by the boat harbour. Instead we saw a sign to Flagstaff Hill and the cafe perched on top so we thought we would see what was on offer. The northern end of the Whitsundays is near Bowen, so we hoping for some views from the top of the hill.
The first views you see as you go up the hill are of Kings Beach:
We thought this was beautiful - at least until we got to the top of the hill and what we saw can only be described as heartbreakingly beautiful. A gift of nature which makes your breath catch in the back of your throat:
It took 6 stitched photos to produce the image above - not nearly enough. We were lucky to be there at the right time of day, at the right time of year, on a clear, virtually haze free day.
A closer view:
Queensland- beautiful one day, perfect the next. Let's hope this is also true in the State of Origin match tonight.
We had a seafood platter at the cafe. It was meant for one, but we shared one between two and still couldn't eat it all - cooked fish, prawns and calamari with 4 large oysters and chips and salad. And we could sit and eat whilst looking over the Whitsundays. The cafe has an observation deck and this is where we took most of these photos. You can still get good pictures from the top of the hill without going into the cafe.
The view over Bowen Harbour:
We finally managed to leave the view behind to head to Airlie Beach where we are staying for the next two nights.
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