Agnes Water, Australia Travel Blogs

Catching our breath
Jan 12, 2006 (2 photos)

... in Hervey Bay and Fraser, Luke and I boarded the buses that took us to a tiny little town off the backpacker track called Agnes Water, which is basically made up of four houses, a little shopping center, and Cool Bananas, our hostel. Right next door, and ...

Back in 1770
Apr 15, 2005 (13 photos)

... the scooter was better!). We drove all the way down to Rules Beach, had a spot of lunch and then drove back up to Agnes Water and Eurimbula National Park. Inside the park we went to the Ganoonga Noonga Lookout for panoramic views of the sand dunes and the ...

Things that go bump in the night
Jan 20, 2007

... joined us on our travels up the coast, although I dont think she knew what she was getting herself into. So we went straight to Agnes Water and bumped into Yolanda and Karim. Along the way we took a wrong turn, ended up on a dirt track and almost hit a ...

Eungella - Agnes Water
Jul 4, 2003 (2 photos)

Days 156 - 157 - Eungella - Agnes water Afte a typical lazy Sunday in Eungella (too much food hopefully balanced out by a long walk - this walk was a little different to those at home in that in involved walking through rainforests and even a tree), we ...

Great Barrier Reef
Jul 4, 2003

Days 158 - 159 - Agnes Water Two days and four dives on the Great Barrier Reef and I feel justified in having done our PADI. Gos has again been unking with the weather but that is the only thing we can complain about. The first day was to a part of ...

Agnes Water 1770
Apr 22, 2009 (8 photos)

We arrived in the evening at Agnes Water; a day late - as we forgot to book our bus in all the excitement of Fraser Island! Silly sausages! On arrival we were really disappointed - not because of our hostel, but because we couldn't spend more time there. ...

Airlie to Fraser.....big old blog! Such a tale!!!!
Feb 7, 2009

... for you to slice and cook yourself - amazing!!! Another early 6am start to get the bus further south to our orginal plan on Agnes Water and 1770! Very pretty here and checked in to nice hostel where you could chill with dvd's - really small town so pretty ...

No fast Moves at Bruce's Place
Nov 1, 2009 (66 photos)

Well, I broke the drive on the Bruce Highway to discover a very relaxing and beautyfull spot: Agnes Water/Town 1770. The first morning, on the parking of the beach, Bruce (retired bloke) talked to me after having a walk with his staffies ... He invited me ...

1770
Aug 19, 2008 (4 photos)

... update!! (sniff sniff!) as i'm heading back to the UK (yay!!) on Thursday so there isn;t much point. Please check out a few other entries I've made for you, and also.... the rather exciting thing i got up to in Agnes Water... teee Hee!! Love Ya! Me x

On set at cocoon 3....
Aug 14, 2009

... chill though and last night we went out and saw a comet colliding with the atmosphere. Today we have driven to the town of Agnes Water and 1770 which is where Captain Cook first landed in ... you guessed it ... 1770!!! The beach is incredible and it is a ...

Another turn away
Aug 9, 2009 (10 photos)

We left our lovely street campsite in Sarina and drove to our next destination - Agnes Water and the town of 1770.  It was another big drive and nothing note worthy to report - although the price of fuel has left us very excited (the simple things in ...

World's Most Amazing Aquarium
Dec 2, 2008 (52 photos)

... , drinking beer, sleeping in when it was raining and hoping for a sunny day.  The town of 1770 and its sister Agnes Water are small, low-key resort towns, with beautiful, long and sandy beaches but, unfortunately, without much to do other than... ...

Day 287-290 Agnes Waters/1770
Sep 16, 2009 (6 photos)

... 1770. We even wandered to a cove approx 2km further south of the campsite that was recommended by a bloke Greg got chatting to. Agnes Waters/1770 is definitely a destination we’d like to return to again in the future. But for now we had to move on ...

Agnes Water and a town called '1770'
Apr 26, 2007 (12 photos)

... again anyway when you get south of Rockhampton as the waters are cooler. So we celebrated by taking a dip in the surf beach at Agnes Water. Well Darren did, it was too wavey for Niki and we were warned about the rips and the under currents to be careful. ...

I was only suppose to be here a day...
Sep 13, 2007 (27 photos)

... on high, oh high. A sound nights sleep under my belt, we arrived at approximately 10am in the small twin towns of Agnes Water / 1770. Now these communities are far from famous in their own country, but my visit was made purely off the backpacker rumour ...

Cairns to Brisbane
Dec 19, 2005 (14 photos)

... stop was the inland Eungella NP, up in the cool mountains where the Platypus live. Saw 3 of em! Drove further south to Agnes Water where we have booked another dive trip to Fitzroy Reef Lagoon. There is lovely beaches but the stingers are still around - ...

Agnes Water / Town of 1770
Oct 22, 2008

Town of 1770's called what it is cause thats the year James Cook crossed by there. Its a nice small town but to really see it forwhat it is u either need ur own transport or have the money to hire a car/motorbike etc. Its famous attraction is its ...

Cool little place
Jul 6, 2007 (8 photos)

... Have come to the conclusion I don't have the patience for surfing as I kept thinking I would rather be snorkeling under the water or running along the beautiful beach. That night I sat around the outside fire at the hostel with Claire, Emma, Scott and ...

The Whitsundays and Agnes Water
Sep 6, 2006

... happens...had a pie and some Red Rooster and shut things down in some campground. Today was much better. We arrived in Agnes water/ Town of 1770 (the northern most surf beach in Queensland) and hit up the local surfshop...both of us buying some ...

The Trap...Agnes and 1770
Sep 9, 2006 (6 photos)

We initially planned to only come to this town for less than a day...we've been here 4 now...still waiting for the mystery swell that everybody says is coming. There's a guy that works here at the backpacker's lodge, Cool Bananas, he showed up 4 and a ...

Kinka Beach to 1770; that's a place, not a number!
Sep 25, 2009 (48 photos)

... it came into view and we quickly pulled over, the load was almost as wide as the whole of the road! We arrived at Agnes Water, which is the sister village to 1770 and the information office informed us that both the local camp sites had no powered or ...

Sleeping and driving
Jun 15, 2009 (5 photos)

... driving and sleeping. Day One...we drove from Hervey Bay to a town called 1770. The campsite there was full so we traveled back to Agnes Beach where we got a spot in a National Park. In Oz you can camp in a National Park for about $10 per night. Usually ...

Agnes Water
Jun 15, 2006 (5 photos)

cool, isn't??? Ok my name is perhaps old fashion but at least i have the city whith my name!!!!!!! Except that nothing special to do or to see.... VERSION FRANCAISE My city!! Et oui ca y est je m'y suis enfin arrete dans ma petite ville!!! C' ...

Captain Cooks landing and some fish!
Dec 17, 2008 (9 photos)

Well after another trip on the bus i arrived at 1770 or Agnes Water in the evening and found the greatest nicest and cleanest hostel i have ever stayed in! Unbelievable! In a good way.  Anyway that evening a few people that were in my room and me made ...

Agnes Water/Town of 1770
Jul 15, 2006 (4 photos)

... hold on....I rode a chopper!!! It's basically a mini Harley and was so cool. We drove all round the back roads around Agnes Waterm past loads of Roos & Wallabys (although I still struggle to tell the difference between them!) We then drove down into ...

Riding motorbikes and trying not to drown
Apr 26, 2008 (11 photos)

... the "chopparoo" tour is in fact 30 or so idiots on scaled down Harleys hooning around the normally quiet, safe roads of Agnes Water and the Town of 1770, spotting kangaroos and wallabies before watching the sun set over the ocean whilst tucking into a ...

Agnes Waters & The Town of 1770
Sep 2, 2007 (36 photos)

... book and i am by no way ashamed to say... there were tears.. real tears!!  Anyway, we finally arrived just outside Agnes Waters at 2.20am on Sunday 02nd September.  We were greeted by a man called Macca and his very friendly dog Daisy who ...

Town of 1770
Jan 14, 2009 (24 photos)

14/01/2009 Caught the courtesy bus to Agnes Water beach to meet our travelling companion Dave. We rented a surf board between us and chilled on the beach. The boys were both pretty good, a few standing sessions but the waves were massive I went out for ...

Agnes A'hoy
Aug 17, 2009 (46 photos)

... after the whale adventure had ended, and soon it was time to board the Greyhound again for a 3 hour trip up the coast to Agnes Water, aka 1770. It doesn’t take much to work out where they got the name for this place. It was discovered by Captain ...

Agnes Water
Dec 26, 2008 (12 photos)

... but no worries there mate. We stayed at a lovely hostel the 1770 Southern Cross Tourist Retreat about 3km outside the tiny town of Agnes Water, the most northerly surf town in Queensland. It was too far to walk to the village but there was a regular free ...