Captain James Cook keeps on cropping up all along the coast and today we called in at the Town of 1770 (original name!) where he made his second landing on the Australian coast to stock up with provisions. It is now a small coastal town with a few remembrances of his visit but it is interesting how much he features in the Australian story.
The bird life keeps on changing - Black Cockatoos today and also this Galah - our favourite one from previous visits with beautiful pink and mauve colouring.
We ended the day at Bundaberg with Barry and Barbara Bryett. Jean had taken over the leadership of the Singapore KYB (Know your bible) group from Barbara and kept in touch and they are very welcoming hosts. They back onto a sugar cane field - apparently it gets cut each autumn and is then allowed to regrow - they only replant every four years or so.
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