Surf, sun, and a long history

Moreton Island 

Disembarking the Moreton Ferry and setting foot on the golden sands of Moreton Island makes you feel like you have just landed in paradise. European settlement first set up on Moreton Island in 1848 in the small island town of Bulwar. Yet settlement on Moreton Island was many thousand years prior and evidence of this can still be foundation Spit Fire creek. Ancient Middens that represent an area where the Ngugi people sat and ate. The refuse pile built up over time and the middens are what remains.

In 1857 a light house was built to prevent ships crashing into the notorious waters. 80 years later and more than 1000 soldiers were housed in a military camp at Cowan Cowan. In the decade between 1952 and 1962 Moreton Island went through a dark environmentally degrading time. 6277 whales were killed in this period nearly wiping out humpback whales. Tangalooma resort still houses the remnants of a dark past.

Today 95% of Moreton Island is national park and is truly beautiful. On a day trip to Moreton Island you can hope to see a range of wildlife including whales and dolphins, sand toboggan the giant sandy dunes, snorkel the sunken wrecks, feed the wild dolphins and visit the inland lakes ... and much more.

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