One of the first white settlers to travel through the Mackay region was Captain James Cook, who reached the Mackay coast on June 1, 1770 and name several local landmarks.
Over the years Cyclones and floods have tormented Mackay.
Older post on Mackay here .
The above photo is the breakwater road going towards the Marina on the right.
The above building is in Mackay, couldn't find a parking space to take photos of the city.
Not a great deal about Australia makes the news here, but the terrible cyclones experienced in Queensland always do. The amount of devastation is simply staggering.
ReplyDeleteCan understand that regarding news - when something dreadful happens you hear about it as we do when it happens over your way.
DeleteTan malas son las inundaciones como la falta de agua. Esta falta de agua la està padeciendo ya mi región, ayer llovió pero fue una lluvia de pocas horas que apenas se ha notado en los embalses.
ReplyDeleteMe gustan los faros y ese lo he encontrado muy interesante.
Besos
Water is a problem anywhere in this world, always a lack of it causing drought. Hope you get more rain that does good soon.
DeleteMore great photos, never experienced a cyclone and to be honest hope I never do
ReplyDeleteI haven't and don't want to.
DeleteMackay looks like a thoroughly modern city - with the city issues on parking too.
ReplyDeleteIt has it's older building but not heaps of them.
DeleteBusier this year than it was last year. New suburbs popping up.
I believe all new buildings in Mackay and in the Qld cyclonic belt have to now be built to certain cyclone proof regulations.
ReplyDeleteColin
Good idea that, but then is anything safe with a cyclone about.
DeleteAnd the beautiful travel continues...
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Yes it does, or did :) hopefully next year we can go again somewhere in Australia.
DeleteThat's a sturdy lighthouse!
ReplyDeleteIt's stood many a storm I expect.
DeleteGood lighthouse. It must be a prosperous area if there was no parking to be found.
ReplyDeleteI guess it is Andrew, it was a quieter city before the mining boom, then that went quiet now it's started to become busy once again. Might have been the time of day when we went to take photographs re parking.
DeleteThat's a very nice lighthouse and I like the rocky edges of the breakwater road.
ReplyDeleteI should imagine that it took some time to make that rocky edge, all those rocks to be brought there - so many, be interesting to know how many!
DeleteI love the,palm tree
ReplyDeleteIT's a nice one Gosia, but they are not so attractive when the bottom branches begin to die.
DeleteMackay sounds beautiful place dear Margaret!
ReplyDeleteLoved the first view of road specially !
Mackay is growing on me each time I visit it becomes more appealing.
DeleteLovely lighthouse offset by the beautiful deep blue sky.
ReplyDeleteAlways clean around that lighthouse Rosemary, eating establishments nearby.
DeleteYou still managed to get these great photos of the breakwater & the lovely lighthouse!
ReplyDeleteNot much traffic when I took the photos Christine, so could stop in the middle of the road :)
DeleteWhat a sweet region, I love the Lighthouse.
ReplyDeleteIt's a cutie lighthouse.
DeleteNice lighthouse. I enjoy photographing them.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't matter how many lighthouses you see they are all different, like people.
DeleteNice looking lighthouse!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sussi.
DeleteVery beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Krishna.
DeleteLove the lighthouse ...
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks Jan
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