20120616 Qld Ayr to Alva

20120616 Our solar power is low, and we can't get it back up, could be the batteries are old and need replacing, we need power, so we need to book into a caravan park to build them back up.  Arrived at Ayr, "hooray" after 30 years Des finally decided to buy a new gas cooker before he blew his self-up, we searched the town and found one at Super Cheap, "cheap, cheap. Everything closes at midday in these towns so we drove onto Alva on the water and will check out Ayr on our way out of town tomorrow. 

Here we are at Alva on the Beach and there's a sign "Beware of Croc's" what's with these towns, are they trying to scare away the entire tourist, I just can't imagine Crocs on this lovely beach. 

Marine Turtles use this beach during the nesting season from October to March.  Marine Turtles first appeared during the age of the dinosaur and have often been called the ancient mariners of the sea.  Six of the world's seven species of marine turtles live and feed in waters off the Queensland coast.






20120617  Des always picks the wrong people to chat to, he meets our neighbors and was telling them about the ticket he got in Bowen, as far as she was concerned there shouldn’t be any free camping, well you could imagine how that went down, I need to go and wash my van said Des and left (stupid bitch).  We left Alva for Ayr and stopped to walk the town, take some pictures before leaving for Charters Towers.


With more than 300 sunny days each year the district truly is the winterless north.  Said to be ‘built on liquid gold’ because it is situated on a vast natural underground aquifer, which is artificially, replenished with water from the Burdekin Falls Dam. 


 The district is Australia’s richest sugar producing area and also the mango and melon capital.
Ayr the town centre.
On the main street of Ayr is a Clock Tower built in 1928 in honour of John Drysdale, an important local who helped to provide the town and surrounding area with a reliable fresh water supply, he passed away on 12th May 1928.














The Queen's Hotel is no stranger to disaster, the original hotel built in 1883, it burnt down in July 1902.  The reconstruction was almost completed when Cyclone Leonta struck an the 9th March 1903, removing the roof and upper part of the new building.  It was again repaired, but was burnt down in another fire in 1935.  The hotel was rebuilt in 1936 and it is this structurre that stands today.



Next stop Charters Towers
Location: Ayr QLD 4807, Australia

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