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Morris Creek Clouds Afternoon

Boating Clouds and Sunsets at Morris Creek South of Townsville

August 25, 2014 By Jan Robinson 17 Comments

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On Saturday we spent a relaxing day boating and fishing.  The winds are strong in August in Townsville, blowing the mango blossoms from the trees, and because of that we chose to launch our boat at Morris Creek about one hour south, rather than venturing out into the open ocean.

Everyone we know refers to the Creek as Morriseys.  Before leaving home I left a note for our daughter “We’ve gone fishing at Morriseys, back after dark”.  When we arrived the first thing I noticed was the sign saying Morris Creek. Well I’ll be damned.  Then I remembered my note – oh well if we didn’t return I guess they would work it out. Confusingly Morriseys, aka Morris Creek is also known as “Barramundi Creek” for obvious reasons.

The welcoming committee was having a post-breakfast rest.

Morris Creek Seagulls

 

Facilities include a two lane concrete boat ramp, pontoon jetty and raised toilet.

Views from Morris Creek Car Park south of Townsville

 

When we arrived at about 9.30 a.m. the smallish dirt car park was dispiritingly full of cars with empty boat trailers. The fifteen boats ahead of us did not bode well for our poor fishing record, but with us it’s more about relaxation than fish in the bag.  A few caravans, a tent (in the back of a ute because of the salt water crocs) and a bus had set up camp in the area as well.

Morris Creek Tent on Ute

We hadn’t been boating since we were up at Lucinda several months previous and it looked like being a gorgeous day.

Taken from the Boat as we departed the boat ramp.

Morris Creek

We dropped the crab pots with their bright red and white floats into the water and went in search a good fishing spot.  Like it’s big brother, the nearby Haughton River, this creek was wide and those fifteen boats I had been worried about?  Well they had disappeared like magic into the mangroves.

Taken from the boat at one of our fishing spots.

Morris Creek Trees and Clouds and River

I had resisted the urge to take our Macair with us in the boat and after my initial withdrawal symptoms, I was glad I had, because as I relaxed the clouds captivated me.

Morris Creek Clouds Afternoon

 

Morris Creek Clouds and Trees

 

Morris Creek Sunset Mountains

 

Morris Creek Sunset

 

Morris Creek Boat Ramp at Sunset

The nearest place to find food and drink is 4.5 km away at Giru.  It is best to pack a picnic lunch, drinks and snacks in an esky (cooler) and eat it in the boat.  It is not recommended to venture onto the shore of any mangrove creek in North Queensland because of the very real threat that salt water crocodiles present.

As well as cloud viewing, eating and exploring the river, we had a productive day in the fishing department – five Mud Crabs, seven Bream and one Blue Salmon.

Yesterday we fired up the the Smoke Oven and our first attempt – the Salmon – was quite delicious.  I marinated it in a salt and brown sugar brine flavoured with ginger and garlic then air dried it prior to smoking.  Twenty minutes later the fish was cooked – it had a brown outer layer and fell into soft flakes with the touch of a knife. Hmmm can’t wait to try that again.

Have you spent a day relaxing lately or would you like to?  Tell me about it in the comments.

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About Jan Robinson

Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. Michele Peterson ( A Taste for Travel)

    August 25, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    What beautiful skies! Good idea to leave your Macair at home. That home-smoked salmon sounds delicious!

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    • Jan

      August 26, 2014 at 2:39 pm

      Ha ha Michele, I actually left it in the car – I used it on the hour trip either way. I can’t wait to do some more smoked fish.

      Reply
  2. cindy

    August 26, 2014 at 12:40 am

    I love how you made otherwise rather boring details funny (and interesting) with your descriptions and pictures of the road and other cars and such. Humor is so hard to do! Glad the fishing went ok!

    Reply
    • Jan

      August 26, 2014 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks Cindy the crab was divine and you know about the smoked fish, yum.

      Reply
  3. hikebiketravel

    August 26, 2014 at 2:02 am

    Looks like a heavenly wait to spend a day. I’ve had plenty of adventurous ones this summer but am really ready for a put up tour feet and gaze at your navel kind of day.

    Reply
    • Jan

      August 26, 2014 at 2:37 pm

      It replenishes your soul in a different way to adventurous days, but both good in their own way.

      Reply
  4. Catherine

    August 26, 2014 at 5:52 am

    Wow, those clouds looks so beautiful! Can imagine it was so blissful just chilling in a boat and staring at those clouds!

    Reply
    • Jan

      August 26, 2014 at 2:35 pm

      It was lovely having the chance to cloud gaze, they are so wonderful at this time of year. Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
  5. Kathy Marris

    August 26, 2014 at 7:33 pm

    I love the clouds in the sky. Looked like you had a relaxing day on the creek. I have just returned from 6 months travelling around Australia, so every day was relaxing!

    Reply
  6. Rhonda Albom

    August 27, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    I love the clouds and sky, wonderful photos. We are not much for fishing, but the idea of crocodiles would keep me away. I

    Reply
    • Jan

      August 27, 2014 at 8:48 pm

      We did not see any crocodiles Rhonda I just feel I should point out to people who read my blog that they should be careful.

      Reply
  7. Rachel@safari254

    August 28, 2014 at 4:32 am

    The welcoming committee looks so chilled out. I also love clouds and could spend hours on end admiring the interesting formations.

    Reply
  8. Muza-chan

    August 28, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    Lovely photos…

    Reply
    • Jan

      August 28, 2014 at 11:18 pm

      Thanks Lily. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jessica @ Independent Travel Cats

    September 2, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    Such pretty views. Mmm, that salmon sounds delicious. As long as Ethan caught it, scaled it, and cooked it, this would be a very great retreat!

    Reply
  10. Johanna

    September 6, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    I can see there is so much more to discover around Townsville than we had time for. WE very sadly just hopped on and off the ferry to Magnetic Island and did a quick tour up and down the Strand and had lunch at a lovely deck side restaurant overlooking the main beach, but that was that and we were whisked away 🙁 So I’m loving your Townsville posts, Jan! And I’d love to return 🙂

    Reply
    • Jan

      September 6, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      Ha Ha, are you back home now?

      Reply

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