Cardwell, Queensland

Cardwell, Queensland is a town between Townsville (south) and Cairns (north).  A small population of about 1,400 people, the town itself is on the highway and in the tropics.  Cyclones appear once in a while, the area also can flood in the rainy season.  

Crocodiles can be seen laying on the beach, but we didn't see any, turtles abundant in the sea near the jetty, fascinating watching them.  I've done a few posts on Cardwell but never shown these photos.

We've stayed at Cardwell a few times over the years and this one time late in the afternoon we went to the jetty to look at the sea and see the nice view of Hinchinbrook Island and other Islands when two locals stopped and had a good chat with us.  The conversations lasted till after sunset, hence that photos below and we were bitten by these tiny little insects which we didn't notice at the time, the next day was spent itching!   

The first Europeans settled there in 1864.

 

Hinchinbrook Island and part of the jetty.

View from the Cardwell lookout. The Old Bush Telegraph Centre below.  A typical old home.

The Post Office.

Something different!

These photos are of Cardwell.  Have used a filter called 'Porcelain' for something different.
To me the filter gives a dreamy look.

Unknown 'things'

Different 'things' in Cardwell, Q'land what we saw this winter.

The big crab at Cardwell, Q'land.

Don't know what these represent, there was no sign to say.

These are 'what' I don't know, they over look the sea and part of Hinchinbrook Island.

The Telegraph and Post Office building was built in 1870.  It operated as a Post Office until 1982 and the building is a Heritage Centre these days.

After the last cyclone in the far north.

Cardwell, in Queensland is a small tropical coastal town in the Far North.  We had 2 nights at one of the caravan parks.  Much had changed since our last visit, there had been a cyclone through the area in February 2011.  The walking paths along the beach front have been redone, some shops have been replaced by new ones making it all look inviting.

View towards Hinchinbrook Island.

Streetscape which is also the highway.

After the cyclone in 2011, the same highway as above.

Photo borrowed from the internet.

The jetty which one can walk out on, can fish from and hop into your little boat and take yourself across to the island.

Borrowed photo from the internet above, is of the Marina at Port Hinchinbrook Marina at Cardwell after the cyclone.

Ice cream!

We came across an Ice Cream shop called the 'Frosty Mango' on the way to Cardwell in the tropics this winter.  No we didn't indulge too early in the morning.

Coming around the corner and wow you see this on a slight hill.  It certainly catches ones eye.

A little further on there was a lookout, so up we drove to see the view of Hinchinbrook Island.  See map below.

Pity about the electricity wires.

Some tropical plants near the caravan at Cardwell, Queensland.

The drive that day from Ayr to Cardwell.

Cardwell, Queensland.

We are now settled into a Caravan park in Cairns and loving the warm winter tropical weather at about 29 degC (84.2 deg F) during the day and 20 degC (68deg F) at night.
The mileage from Launceston to Cairns is about 3,500 km ( 2,174.799 miles) give or take a few, depends which route ones comes.

A photo of Cardwell which is not that far below Cairns. We stayed there for two nights.
Cardwell has changed in many respects.   A cyclone came ripping through the town in 2011.
The foreshore has been done beautifully.  Houses rebuilt, some escaped the cyclone.

It's the Coral Sea, and part of Hinchinbrook Island where a special Lady once lived.

Cardwell, Queensland.

Cardwell is a tropical small town on the eastern highway northwest of Townsville in the State of Queensland. It's a peaceful place, but was near destroyed by a Cyclone in 2011.  My photos were taken before that happened.
There is a jetty there where people fish, and one can see the turtles swimming in the evening time, so whilst there many a hour was spent at near dusk looking and talking to the locals.
Often we would see a small boat come to the jetty in the evenings, a man running for his life to catch the shop before it closed.  He came from Hinchinbrook Island, a holiday Island.
The Island can be seen 'just' in the photo.

In the early evening, so simple.

 Strolling along the beach at dusk.

 Queensland, Australia. 1,497 km (930 mi) NW of Brisbane.