Point Cartwright Lighthouse & Reserve, Kawana Beach
Buddina, Queensland, Australia
November 26, 2023
Today was a day to explore and discover! We took the bus out as far as we could and then hiked the rest of the way to the Point Cartwright Lighthouse and Reserve/Beach areas. The lighthouse is a sleek, pentagonal shape that was established in 1979, stands at 105ft tall, is self-sufficient/unmanned and only needs serviced every 4 months! The water tower next to the lighthouse has beautiful murals of sea life painted on it. You can’t tour the lighthouse but it was still a stunning site to see.
We took the rest of the afternoon to hit the rock pools at Kawana Beach….often called “fairy pools”. They are pretty magical. We were able to spot some zebrafish, zebra snails, purple shore crabs, oak chiton and other mollusks, lots of barnacles and even a sea anemone.
We finished up the day with a very “squeaky” walk on the sandy beach! I had to look it up and see why…apparently it has to do with the frequency and amplitude related to grain size and surface texture of the sand particles. As you walk or slide on the sand and press the particles together, air escapes creating the squeak! Who knew? I’m learning so many things on our journeys!
