AGNES WATER / TOWN OF 1770
John and I had enough of ‘sandy’ barbecues for a while and decided to go out for dinner in Hervey Bay. The next day we were able to spend a couple of hours on the beach in Hervey Bay before catching the bus to our next destination, Agnes Water. Again, we tried to avoid an overnight journey on the bus and Agnes Water seemed to be a nice place to visit. I also read about ‘Lady Musgrave Island’ and thought it would be worth a trip there to snorkel in lovely waters.
Our backpacker was very cute and small and the staff was very nice. We also met a lovely couple from the Italian part of Switzerland. They were on the same bus as John and I and we were chatting away with them at the hostel.
The next morning we got picked up and taken to the ‘Town of 1770’ from where the boat left for Lady Musgrave Island. Again, the weather was spectacular with no clouds in sight.
Snorkelling was very nice and one of the crew members took us to the ‘Lady Musgrave Island’ where we had a little tour around the island and where we learned about the birds that live there. We also spotted sharks while walking along the beach of this amazing island. An absolute 'must see' destination, worth spending a few days there.Information about Lady Musgrave Island
Lady Musgrave Island is just a short boat trip and a 5 hour drive from Brisbane and is one of the Gems of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It is the southernmost island of the Bunker Group, situated off the Capricorn coast. The island is a 14ha coral cay with a 1192ha surrounding reef. In 1938 half the Island was declared a national park with the remainder following in 1967. A central pisonia forest is a feature of the island's vegetation which in turn plays host to a great variety of bird life. 
On January 13, we hired bicycles to ride to ‘Town of 1770’ as we have not seen the place properly and as Agnes Water is a very small Town, public transport does not exist. It is also a great opportunity to get some exercise and to discover other beautiful places nearby.
The day came where we could not avoid an overnight bus ride as there was only one bus running from Agnes Waters to Airlie Beach. A shuttle bus picked us up about an hour prior the departure time of the Greyhound bus, to be taken 30 kilometres out of town to a point where the Greyhound bus would pick us up.
At 20.20h the Greyhound arrived and all travellers hopped on the bus. It was a very short ride on this bus as only 10 minutes later, the bus had to stop as the engine was on fire and thick black smoke came out of the engine department. What a shock it was for all of us to learn that we had to wait 3 hours for another bus to come to pick us up.
Stuck in the middle of nowhere and eaten alive by mosquitoes, we counted every minute until the replacement bus arrived and we continued our 10 hour bus drive to Airlie Beach. It wouldn't have been so bad if there were any restaurants or pubs nearby but there was simply nothing but the bus stop, a farm house, the road and us.
Luckily, the bus was not as busy as usually and John and I were lucky to get two seats each on the bus. This allowed us to stretch our legs a bit which was pure luxury, considering the long and boring drive ahead of us (it was night and we could not see anything which I thought was a pity). That's where I wished I had a car.
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