Bowen 23/5

We made a one night stop at Bowen. The town is currently host to a film set. The film is called 'Australia' directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. They are in town for 6 weeks. We were able to watch some scenes being filmed from a distance.



This is supposed to be Darwin in the late 1930's. A whole section of the town has been recreated into the set including a whole street.



We also toured some of Bowen's surrounding areas. This is the view from Flagstaff Hill. You can walk over to the lighthouse at very low tide but you have to be quick if you want to make it back before the tide.



Bowen is famous for its murals of which there are 24 in the town.





We visited some of the local bays and beaches. This is Horseshoe Bay. We also visited Grays Bay and Rose Bay.

David was doing a spot of rock climbing today, but he didn't know at the time that he was standing overlooking the nudist beach with his camera in hand.