24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th September Bramston Beach

Today we have arrived at Bramston Beach camp ground, it is right on the beach with a great water veiw.
The night we arrived we went accross to the happy hour camp fire with the managers then went to the beach fishing, we fished for about 4 hrs, I caught a small mulloway and Merv caught approx 7 small sharks.
Next day we checked out the boat ramp, the ramp is in a creek and getting in and out can be tricky, you need at least half tide coming in or out as there is a sandbar at the entrance which blocks it at low tides.
Next morning Merv had checked what the tides were so we were up early and went out for a fish, when we got to the place we wanted to fish we were the only ones there, but not for long, 7 other boats soon turned up. There wasn't much in the way of fish, I caught a large silver cobbler and it broke me off, Merv got onto a Spanish mackerel,  that broke him off, then I got another silver cobbler, this time we landed it, there were quite a lot of other small fish, trevalley etc, hard work for what you get.
We went out again the next day to an island approx 15km out, bit choppy so we went in behind the island, not a lot of fish but Merv caught a nice coral trout for dinner.
Another day so we thought we would do some sightseeing, the boulders are approx 23km away so that is where we went. Crystal clear swim hole that was very cold and shallow so we never participated, the march flies were everywhere, thank heavens for bushman. This area has claimed several lives and is dangerous due to flash flooding, it is wise to know if it is raining in the tablelands. On the way back way back we stopped at the barbinda bakery for one of their pies, one of the best we have ever eaten, pastry was the best. When we got back out to the beach we went for a drive out behind the beach to a national park,  it is where a river flows out, great camping area.
Next day more sightseeing,  this time, wait for it, more falls, this one is The Josephine Falls, another area that has claimed a  number of lives, due to flash floods but mainly people's stupidity. The swim hole there is crystal clear and is the most beautiful emerald green, the problem is that there are very huge smooth boulders around it and the young people climb up them and slide down like water slides, thats ok, only you are likely to hit your head on a rock, the chances are great, they closed off the top swim hole as it was too dangerous but while we were there we could see people climbing up to it. The whole area was quite lovely, lots or march flies again.  When we left there we dropped into Golden Hole, another swim area in a very clean river. On the way back to camp we dropped into Eubenangee Swamp, lots of big beautiful water lilies, not a lot of birds but there was approx 13 royal spoonbill.
Last day went for a walk on the beach around towards the ramp, took it easy.