Moreton telegraph station

Today we spent the day at this outpost which was originally the Moreton. Telegraph Station. The original building has long been demolished, all that remains is a concrete slab. Now there are tents, camping grounds, permanent cabins, a shop, housing for staff and a restaurant. In other words, a holiday resort, although they advertise in their brochure as "camping ground and accommodation". It was established in 1887, as a repeater station for the original communication system in QLD. How different are our communications today from the morse code system of yesteryear.






It was very hot today, reaching 33 degrees, and we were lucky enough to be on the first expedition around the station in the all terrain vehicle, the Polaris. We left at 8am, and were very ably guided by Bec, who drove one of the vehicles as well.

We started by taking a short walk to the Wenlock River, in particular, the barra hole, where Bec's Dad had caught a barramundi recently measuring 60 centimeters.







Bec pointed out lots of the local flora, creeks, the lagoon, and finished up our tour by taking us onto the airfield, on which the mail plane lands each Sunday. Here we saw an enormous termite mound, and loads of small ones, some only a few inches high. The runway has to be cleared each week in readiness for the plane to land, and termite mounds are some of the things to be cleared.





Star fruit is just one of the fruit trees on the property, and this needle leafed grevillea only grows on Moreton Station.




A relaxing afternoon again, when most of us elected to have Nanna naps, then nibbles and a drink before dinner around the campfire. We had to bring our own alcohol here as they don't sell it. We joked with Arn that he would need to pull a trailer to accommodate it all. Coffee around the campfire after yet another delicious dinner ended another lovely day.

It's a two night stay here, we are all thankful for that.

- Posted from another day in Paradise