our travels: REDCLIFFE DAY 3

I’ve decided to do individual days so then I won’t get mixed up or miss anything..😊

We went for a walk along the waterfront here this morning and came across a tourist information centre..... so went in and was greeted by a lovely lady, full of information and very proud of her Moreton Bay region.

So armed with a literal bag full of information.... off we went exploring !!

First we drove back down the road to Woody Point to find the local shipwreck.

It’s called the HMQS/HMAS Gayundah which served for the Queensland Maritime Defence as a gunboat and then the Royal Australian Navy after federation and was active through WW1. It was used as a training ship.

It’s said to be named after an Aboriginal word for lightening.

It was deliberately beached in the 1950s at Woody Point to act as a breakwater.

It’s not the greatest of photos as you can’t get near it anymore.

Sadly it was vandalised so they have fenced it off. 😥

There’s about 22Klm s of seaside walking tracks from Woody Point up to Scarborough .. and although we didn’t do them all... we did a few 🥵

We stopped for a coffee and and cake here.... it was a carrot cake so very healthy!!

I always ask for a very hot coffee as I don’t like it just warm.....so when she bought our coffee & cake to the table...I took a sip and it wasn’t really hot enough....( I didn’t want to complain as she was a lovely girl)

So we ate our cake and she came back to the table to apologise for not making a hot coffee..(she had re-read our order). and gave us a loyalty card for two freebies next time!!! ☕️☕️

How’s that for kindness!! 🌻