It was a busy Caravan Park and one had to book before arriving to make sure there was a place to park the caravan. Many people come to Lucinda for fishing in the Australian Winter, and some for just a holiday or both.
There is only one shop which sells great fish n chips among other things.
Plenty of nice houses for sale but of course over priced and being a very small place there wasn't a great deal for locals to do.
In the night we heard this screaming and it sounded like a woman in trouble, so imagine several of these Bush Curlew birds screaming - this video I found on Youtube and it goes for a couple of minutes so you can hear the scream.
A bit more of the Lucinda Jetty, and the blue is to help keep out the sea creatures from this part of the beach.
Above the ever saving Vinegar if one gets stung by a sea creature, and of course swim at your own risk.
The beginning of the Lucinda Jetty and the shop below.
Ahhh...the southern end from Hinchinbrook Island. I remember that store...it's had a paint job since I last saw it. Memories......
ReplyDeleteThat shop was for sale when we were there Lee.
DeleteI didn't know that about vinegar. I wonder if our lifeguards keep a bottle around. A lot of our beaches have no lifeguards. The Lion's Club here should consider some kiosks.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't know about vinegar - wow, thought you would as you live near the sea. Obviously you don't have such creatures in your area?
DeleteLifeguards have most things, but there are no such lifeguards at that beach as it's not a popular beach area, more a fishing area.
That screaming is freaky!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea vinegar was used for sea stings!
Oh, I thought most would have known to have vinegar handy for the sea creatures, it's a must here in Australia especially in summer in the humid hot areas.
DeleteI suppose if you don't live or know someone who lives by the sea and don't read about the sea then you wouldn't know.
Fascinating. I'm not sure it's used over here. We're not right on the ocean but we're about 4 hours out. What exactly does it do?
DeleteIf you didn't know what it was that was screaming it could be quite alarming.
ReplyDeleteFunny combination of goods sold in the shop - Fish and Chips, Fuel, Bait, and Ice.
It was rather a worry wondering what is was Rosemary, next morning we found out, so all was well.
DeleteLots of our shops by the sea or near the sea sell those things, it's rather common occurrence.
Ice for our drinks, or to keep around our drinks to keep them chilled.
Bait for fishing if fishing area.
Something to eat, fish and chips.
Fuel to get us to the next stop.
Interesting really.
Lots of our birds while beautiful are not precisely musical. I suspect the bush curlew call has caused more than a few hearts to pound.
ReplyDeleteI always thought all birds were musically inclined, but not the Curlew.
DeleteWow bloody great photos just so you know
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo-Anne.
Deletewow what a great bird and lovely scenery
ReplyDeleteAmazing bird really if heard in the middle of the night and never heard before.
DeleteIt is gratifying to know new places, and for your images, has been worth worth, the visit to this, place.
ReplyDeleteKisses
It's difficult for us now to find new places to visit in rural areas of Australia as we have been to so many which are all lovely.
DeleteYes the calls (Screechs)of the curlew are loud and at night a bit disconcerting if you didn't know what the bloody hell the noise was.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to have the vinegar handy........seems one of your readers hasn't been to the sea and encountered all those "lovely" stingers etc. ha ha.
Good report as usual.
Cheers
Colin
Always a must is vinegar up that way and even down below of one never knows where those stingers and such are in our sea..
DeleteAwful sound is that screech..
An interesting place to visit--- It seems like a small desert town-- on a somewhat tropical shore!
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting what is looks like, just around the corner is sugarcane..
DeleteI think I'd call the police if I heard that scream!
ReplyDeleteWell we thought when he heard that noise, is someone being hurt as in women..oh dear :)
DeleteFancy hearing that noise in the early hours of the morning. The jetty is truly amazing. I guess the water must be quite shallow.
ReplyDeleteHave no idea how deep or shallow it is Andrew...be interesting to find out. Wouldn't go in the water due to stingers and such, and I imagine there would be a good undertow there.
DeleteMarvelous photos.That screeching bird video was an eye opener
ReplyDeleteSure is in the middle of the night being woken up with a noise like that never heard before and lots of birds making it.
DeleteSo beautiful pictures!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks krishna
DeleteLucinda sounds like the perfect quiet place to retire to if you can stand the heat and humidity of QLD. I'll get out my map and see if I can find it there.
ReplyDeleteIf you want total peace and quiet would be good to retire..no clubs or anything, just the shop.
DeleteCurlew's call would have given creepy effect. In most of the peaceful,calm places some birds give this effect...
ReplyDeleteCurlew call is one of being not a good sound the screeching is not nice to hear.
DeleteThanks to you I just learned another use for vinegar.
ReplyDeleteAh! So many uses for vinegar.
DeleteFantastic call of a Bush Curlew, well made.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob.
DeleteDo they ever get caught in the net or do they manage to free themselves?
ReplyDeleteHave no idea Sandra, stingers are somewhat small at times but of course some larger and I should imagine they can swim away.
DeleteTodas las imagenes son estupendas, Margaret, pero la primera es genial!!!
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.
thank you.
DeleteOur dog came running when I played the bird screaming, ready to rescue the damsel in distress! Can't imagine hearing that in the night and being able to go back to sleep.
ReplyDeleteGood grief, your dog knew then sounding like a screeching women.....we didn't hear anyone walking about so we presumed everything was ok, went back to sleep that night and the nights we stayed there :)
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