Cape Hillsborough

After four nights at Cape Hillsborough, we can appreciate what Margs Mum and dad saw in the serenity of the park. It is advertised as a nature park, within the National Park. There is an island just off shore that can be reached via a causeway at or near low tide and people fish the seaward side of this rocky outcrop. Access can be gained and fished for about 2-3 hours either side of the low tide. Small wallabies and scrub turkeys can be often seen making their way around the park. great facilities including a rec room, three amenities blocks and a camp kitchen. We met some swiss people who had used the camp kitchen.This blog is late because there is no internet access in the park or telephone access either. Actually phone access (one bar)was accessed by walking outside the caravan park to a small park/picnic area where you could get that one bar. There was a nightly procession of people walking to that area and using their phones. We met a couple from Perth W.A. with whom we went to the Saturday night Sing-A-Long at the rec room. A group travelling together also brought their guitars and sang all the Slim Whitman hits as well as others.Johnny cash featured well. We had our fish and chips (7.00 each) and stubbies at bar prices and laughed  and laughed over all sorts of things with this new couple of friends. We went to theSeaforth market expecting to stock up on fruit and veg and hopeful of a fishmonger but alas, about eight stalls with a range from clothes, books and the fruit and veg didn't have a great range. There is a council camp near the beach there. fees were $21- no power so the fold up solar panels were out everywhere and only limited water supply. We paid another 14- on top of that and had it all and then some. There would have been 60-70 camps at Seaforth. On our way home we went into Ball Bay where there is another council camp although much smaller. Would have been about 8 camps there again no power, limited water and again $21- per night.After a couple of days fishing at the Seaforth boat ramp from a floating pontoon, I still had not ventured to the island. perhaps next time. Negative result all round. we have decided to move on to Midge Point caravan park. This was from a recommendation from a guy in the Rockhampton park. Our W.A.friends are coming with us.