Our Honeymoon 1st Stop
September 30th
August 10th - 11th
July 14th - 16th 2017
Accommodation: SS. Dorrigo Campgrounds
Our Rating: 5/5
Cost: $6.75 Per person Per night unpowered
Camp Fires: Allowed
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Travelling with: Fiona Ellis and Steffi Miller
SS Dorrigo Campground Inskip Point
If you're planning to go camping at Inskip
Peninsula, I've got some great news for you! There are two amazing options to
choose from - you can set up camp with a breathtaking ocean view of Double
Island Point or pick a more sheltered spot amongst the red ash and sheoaks
surrounding the area. There are plenty of activities to keep you entertained
such as fishing, walking, and driving around the recreation area and marine
park.
Fun fact for you! The names of six camping areas on the Inskip Peninsula are named after past shipping history. One of them is called S.S. Dorrigo, which is named after a tragic event. On Good Friday, April 2, 1926, the steamer S.S. Dorrigo was on its way from Brisbane to Thursday Island when it sank in heavy seas several kilometres off Double Island Point. Although the captain and his son were rescued, unfortunately, 21 crew members disappeared without a trace. The body of the bo'sun was found on K'gari (formerly Fraser Island).
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July 7th - 9th 2017
Accommodation: Cobb & Co Nine Mile Camping Ground
Our Rating: 5/5
Cost: $34.00 Per night unpowered
Camp Fires: Allowed
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Travelling with Fiona Ellis, David and Sarah Rodwell, John and Irene Spnk
Cobb and Campground
Cobb & Co Nine Mile Camping Grounds
is a historic location located on 50 acres of lush land by Six Mile Creek,
just south of Gympie. This site was once the old Cobb and Co Horse Change
Stables, which served as the first stop on the stagecoach run from Gympie to
Noosa back in 1878. On arrival, you will find 50 acres of flat, grassy space
for camping, with enough room for everyone to camp without being crowded. All
camping areas are unpowered, with no marked-out sites or concrete
slabs. You can choose where to camp when you arrive. Campfires are allowed in
all camping areas, and you can buy firewood from reception or bring your own.
However, chainsaws are not permitted on the camping grounds.
You can learn the tales of tough pioneers, railroad
navies, drunken miners, bushrangers, hidden gold, and skilful stagecoach
drivers with their dry humour that helped forge this land in the late 1800s. At
the creek, you can also see the remains of the old bridge that serviced the
bullock teams, railroad workers, bridge builders, and where the train
passengers disembarked to catch the stagecoach to Noosa and then by steamship
(The Gulgoa) to Brisbane. Additionally, the site of Queensland’s worst train derailment,
the Rocky Mail Train disaster, where 10 people lost their lives in 1925, is
located nearby.
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