1770 Getaway Agnes Water

Springs Rd & Bicentennial Drive Agnes Water, Queensland, Australia

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Bus Stop

A travel blog entry by jason.long11

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... in Rainbow beach at 7pm and headed north. Traveling at less popular hours makes this bus line cheaper, but still goes the same places as the normal bus in Australia- or so I thought.

Wen we arrived I was the only one that got off the bus and until this point there had always been a group of people doing the exact same thing as me. Not the case this time. And to make matters worse there was no truck waiting for me like Richard had said on the ...

Relaxing and surfing in Agnes Water

A travel blog entry by teamgandt

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... enormous waves crashed onto of me, pulling me under my board then dragging me towards the beach. It was totally exhausting just trying to stay on the board, get far enough out to attempt to surf and not be swamped by the breaking waves. After I got swept to the beach again I gave in, I was on a losing battle, totally exhausted and fed up of trying to get out far enough to surf. As you can probably tell, I hated surfing! It just wasn’t for me. ...

Mackay, Rockie, Agnes Water & 1770, Bundaberg

A travel blog entry by lucysadler

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... he maimed it rather than killed it fortunately or unfortunately, I’m not sure which. The road to Rockie not only was fairly bland but as it turns out also doesn’t have a petrol station for 300km’s. We left Mackay thinking we’ll be fine with half a tank, turns out Shelia’s tank is small and the road to Rockie was long. We ended up driving along at 50 kilometers an hour to conserve fuel while I was deciding whether Egg would leave me with Sheila ...

My First Real Ozzie Experience

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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The East coast is littered with tourists from all over the world making their way down or up it. It was nice to have a few days away from the crowds and the all-consuming tourist bubble that is Australia in order to get my first real Ozzie experience.

Yesterday, Luke, his dog Umiko and I headed to the beach so Luke could teach me how to surf. I was a bit apprehensive about jellyfish, but Luke assured me that ...

No News is Good News

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

I met Luke in Indonesia, where he offered the same noncommittal open-ended invitation many fellow travelers offer, "If you're ever in [insert place], you can definitely stay with me!" It just so happens he lives in Agnes Water, a tiny town of 1600 people, coupled with the Town of 1770, population 220, and since I'm traveling down the East coast of Australia I figured I'd take him ...