Moreton Island Trip.

We recently got back from our trip to moreton Island. I think It would have to be the best getaway from Brisbane within such a close proximity. 2.5 hours after leaving the Brisbane CBD we were at our campsite (1.5 hours of that was on the new MI Cat ferry)

As it happens the trusty Terrano became not so trusty the day before so we had to take the inlaws' Triton. It was certainly a different experince driving a petrol vehicle on sand.

We usually camped on the east side (ocean), but this time we had kids with us and were after the calm westside waters so we set up base between Cowen and Bulwer. There are some excellent, large, individual campsites spaced between 50 to 300m apart. So you there's no way you it can get too crowded.

We arrived two days before the school holidays started, and it seemed we were the only people on the island. On friday night one police car and an ambulance arrived from the mainland (for the easter break) and the cops performed some RBTs on Sat morning on the beach.

Other then a ghost camp at the neighbouring site there were no other camps around us within a cooee. Which was unbelievebale to us as we're used to the crowds at Cooloola and Fraser.

The western beach campsites are not protected from the westerly winds which were blowing for the first two days of our stay. On the third and fourth days the weather was absolutely perfect with the warm sun allowing us to take a dip in crystal clear waters of Moreton Bay with a few dolphins around.

Moreton is an excellent trip for those that just want to sit back, sip on a beer and enjoy the surroundings. I believe the large cost of getting to the island ($200) prevents a lot of the circle work, weekend warriers that you often get on other SEQ beaches.

Naturally, I don't want to talk it up too much because it may have consequences so I'll just say that it's a great quiet place to get away from it all for a few days and is within a stones throw of the city.

R