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RE: Cool... and welcome to Australia.

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In Reply to: RE: Cool... and welcome to Australia. posted by AbeCollins on September 25, 2017 at 07:37:33

I selected the location based on the Great Saltwater Fishing there. Shallow water inshore stuff. We have a Townhome located in a resort about 2 blocks from the Ocean.

We have spent the last 3 winters on Grand Bahama Island... It was devastated by Hurricane Matthew last October, but we still spent the winter there. Our place had power and internet when we got there in December.. They have dodged the hurricanes thus far this season and doing well... Although it takes years to fully recover from a hurricane.

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Hervey(pronounced HARVEY) Bay - My name is Fred 22:29:01 09/26/17 (2)
Harvey Bay has has some bad press down the years, but is a growth area.
The front, unless it has changed a lot, is quaintly old fashioned, with the beach largely shielded from the road by a run of trees.
Fishing would be pretty good along that way.
It is also well placed for some trip0s to see a bit of Australia perhaps not often featured in TV shows.
You'll find what I might compare with some parts of the Deep South in America, very rural and often quite poor but with very friendly people.
Maryborough is the home town of the woman who wrote Mary Poppins.
Bundaberg is the heart of rum country or perhaps sugar country. Rum production was a way of handling a glut if I remember correctly.
The towns/cities are quite small and the air in the country has a very distinct smell to it.
Try not to worry about our reputation for snakes and spiders and crocodiles and jellyfish and even some of the people... ;-)
Harvey Bay airport is popular as it connects directly with Sydney which Bundaberg does not.
At the moment we are entering spring and there has been a prolonged drought. I think it has rained once in about 6 months. Fire warnings are everywhere, but mainly inland.
Depending on when you are coming, it should be raining and I am sure you know what tropical rain is like... 300mm in an afternoon would count as heavy...
Oh, Australian internet standards are absolutely terrible.
If you are a beer drinker, try and find some of the smaller Queensland breweries... Bargara, Baffle Creek. If the choice is wine, stay away from Queensland wines... the climate is too hot for anything but pudding wines... Barossa Valley (South Australia) for reds, Margaret River (WA), Marlborough (New Zealand) or Tamar Valley (Tasmania) produce many great wines.
Drivers have a habit of not signalling so give them room and the police say you are expected to stay under the speed limit!
I think there is a wildlife sanctuary in Maryborough and cuddling a kangaroo is highly recommended. DO NOT try that with a wild one... a large Grey male could be over 2 metres high and would make mince meat of you... the photo is one old guy who used to pretty much live of some acreage I used to have... but only if it feels you are threatening the women and babies.
If you have time, try to visit the Great Barrier Reef before our government has enough time to destroy it. Boat trips are common and snorkelling is brilliant.
- RE: Hervey(pronounced HARVEY) Bay - Cut-Throat 23:49:51 09/26/17 (1)
  Thanks for the info!
  Yes, I knew about the pronunciation of Hervey Bay. I have done quite a bit of research on the area. I selected the area because of the great saltwater fly-fishing. I have been communicating with this guide.
  http://herveybaysportfishing.com.au/hervey-bays-famous-flats/
  And yes, I am finding that the internet is very poor there... I checked our resort and it is about 1/10 of 1 Mbps ... I am probably getting one of these.
  https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/telstra-pre-paid-4gx-wi-fi-pro
  
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  - http://herveybaysportfishing.com.au/hervey-bays-famous-flats (Open in New Window)
  Edits: 09/27/17
  - Good choices - My name is Fred 13:47:10 09/27/17 (0)
    Australian internet speeds are rated somewhere in the world's worst 5%... sub-Saharan tribes have better service. That mobile hub is probably as good as it will get. All mobile services come through Telstra and the closer you get to them the better it tends to get.
    It is still poor.
    The fishing community is strong and friendly.

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