–zip up the vents, shut the windows, cover up – we have been attacked-
Despite catching a lovely feed of trevally at Balgal Beach and free camping we were attacked-just like Dundee Beach and Kakadu-this time worse. So we moved down the road to St Helens Beach-set up camp and along came a local riding her 3 wheeled chain bike-she told us the council was thinking of closing down this campground due to the severe midgee attacks. This was a council campground requesting a $22 per nite, plus 20 cents for a shower. On the plus side were clean free gas bbqs.
On dusk, they, (midgees), arrived and stayed through till the morning. Despite covering up and spraying ourselves with all our formulas-we were severely attacked.
The next day we drove to Greenhill, hoping that at Bill and Mary’s we would be safe. Bill and Mary are a lovely couple we met last year at Point Westall and again at Elliston. They live at Greenhill which is 86kms south of Mackay, on the coast. 100 houses are here and around 30 are permanently occupied. There is no shop, but a camping ground has just opened. They have a lovely house set amongst gum trees and looking out to sea - a very pleasant setting for a camp spot.
We were not getting any sleep-so we drove to Sarina-40 minutes from Bill and Mary’s to visit the hospital to check out our midgee’s. Within 2 hours we had been seen by a nurse and a doctor-who told us all about these midgees that pee on you-the pee is poisonious and if you itch or rub you spread the poison through your body-the poison makes the skin burn-it is an awful feeling. Armed now with phenergen?, calamine lotion, we drove back feeling relieved that relief was just around the corner. Well, these tablets knocked me out-I slept for 3 days-just managing to wake for ablutions-Murray slept, fished his way through the course of medication. We are on the mend!
that looks awful - glad you are away from the midges and fancing sleeping for three dyas - you must not have been well- continue to travel sfae - Bronwyn
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