1770 30/5 - 31/5

Our journey took us further South onto Queensland's Discovery Coast to 1770. That's the Town of 1770, thankfully not the year.

The Town is called 1770 in honour of the first landing of Captain James Cook (or Lieutenant as he was then) in Queensland in May 1770. This was Cook's 3rd landing in Australia following his 1st discovery in Botany Bay. This cairn is the monument to his landing here.



1770 is a very small place reliant upon the nearby town of Agnes Waters for it's services. The beach in 1770 is very sheltered with a calm inlet thanks to the sand banks in the water, whereas the beach in Agnes Waters is vast and a good surfers beach so you can get the best of both worlds when you visit here.



There were a number of private leisure cruisers in the bay of 1770 taking advantage of the calm water for fishing.



The occupants of one larger boat had anchored out in the sea and come ashore in their dinghy, tied here to the mangroves.



1770 is one of only 3 areas on the East Coast of Australia where you can see the sunset over the sea.



And what a beautiful sunset that was !