I have spent the past month in the little town of Agnes Water next to the even smaller town of 1770. 1770 is named after Captain Cook landing here in 1770. The place is so small that you need to phone the bus driver on his mobile to make sure he is going to pick you up. There is one pub in Agnes Water and a bar in 1770. The bar in 1770 doesn't have any toilets of its own, you use the public toilets in the park. The road here was only made passable to cars without 4 wheel drive in 2000 and the Greyhound bus only started coming here in 2003. When it arrived the town came out to welcome its arrival.
I have been staying in a great little hostel, Cool Bananas. I have been working here for the past 3 weeks, my job titles ranging from Dish Bitch to Yard Boy ( very 19th century romantic novel). It feels at times like I am in the middle of a sitcom with the characters around here. The guy who runs the hostel is eccentric but he is the main reason for it being such a great place. You can buy dinner each evening for only $5 and the food is excellent. I have met a great bunch of people here. The only bad thing about the place has been the weather. It has rained a fair bit. This has been the wettest June in Queensland. They also had their coldest week in 80 years.
There are a multitude of activities to do here like most places on the East Coast. The great thing here is because it is off the beaten track it means that these activities are much cheaper than anywhere else. For instance I did a scenic/aerobatics flight for $65 (about 25pounds). Great views but a slightly terrifying experience. There is a Scooteroo tour where you ride motorbikes, without any prior experience, at speeds of 50mph. Surf lessons and surfboard hire are cheap as chips. I've been playing golf whilst trying to avoid hitting Kangaroos.
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