{"id":430,"date":"2014-11-07T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T05:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bribieboats.com.au\/boathire\/?p=430"},"modified":"2014-11-07T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T05:06:09","slug":"love-waters-bribie-island-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bribieboats.com.au\/boathire\/love-waters-bribie-island-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Love the Waters of Bribie Island, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the beautiful ocean-side beach of Woorim, around the tip of Red Beach and north through the Pumicestone Passage, Bribie Island is all about water. This charming sand island is surrounded by the Moreton Bay Marine Park, home to some of the most fascinating sea animals in the world. Bribie Island also hosts plenty of opportunities for fun and relaxation \u2013 in, on or near the water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-442\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bribieboats.com.au\/boathire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/woorimbeach.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-442\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bribieboats.com.au\/boathire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/woorimbeach-300x195.png\" alt=\"The Beach at Woorim, looking North. Bribie Island Boat Charters\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Beach at Woorim, looking North.<br \/>Bribie Island Boat Charters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Woorim has the closest surf beach north of Brisbane and is patrolled by lifesavers in the summer months. Obtaining a permit allows four-wheel drive travel several kilometres north from Woorim along the sand, which stretches up to the tip of Bribie Island, overlooking Caloundra. Along the way, check out the gun-emplacement bunkers that operated as Brisbane\u2019s defence against invasion in WW2.<\/p>\n<p>Simply lounging on the ocean beach affords views of Moreton Island and the sand blows of Tangalooma. Not many minutes will go by before you see a container ship navigating the shipping channel that runs the length of the island and into the Port of Brisbane through Moreton Bay. Perhaps a pleasure boat will cruise past on its way to watch the humpback whales during their migration from the Antarctic summer feeding grounds to breed in the sheltered waters of the Barrier Reef. Closer in, you may be lucky enough to spot dolphins frolicking beyond the surf.<\/p>\n<p>South of the surf club, the beach curves around Skirmish Point. Some say it was here that Matthew Flinders and his friend Bongaree first met Bribie\u2019s Aboriginal people, but it is more rightly held to be the point where Flinders\u2019 vessel, the \u201cNorfolk\u201d, anchored. From there the crew took a row-boat around Red Beach and into the Pumicestone Passage where an interesting visit took place on the shore where the village of Bongaree now sits. (Reading \u201cBribie the Legend\u201d, by Warwick Outram, would make great holiday reading!)<\/p>\n<p>Red Beach is at times bustling with activity, especially during the mullet season. At the right time of tide and day, in the right weather and with luck on their side, local commercial fishermen look from the beach for the dark shadow of a school of mullet . Boats drag haul-nets from the shore around the school to bring in the fish, which are sold as seafood and as bait for fishing and in crab-pots. The roe, or egg mass, of mullet is also a valuable export.<\/p>\n<p>Buckley\u2019s Hole Environmental Park is an artificial freshwater lake near South Point, which can be reached via the beach or along a track from the Boulevard. A quiet wait in the bird hide will usually be rewarded by sighting of local and visiting shorebirds- spoonbills and kites, honeyeaters and moorhens. Over 190 species of birds enjoy the sanctuary of Buckley\u2019s Hole. (Getting hold of \u201cBirds of the Pumicestone Passage and Environs\u201d, by Beverly Durrant and Ian MacCrae will help you to identify and appreciate the wealth of bird-life you can see at Bribie Island)<\/p>\n<p>Every trip to Bribie Island is blessed by the pelicans that grace our waters. Who doesn\u2019t love to count them, sitting high on the lamp-posts, as we cross the bridge? \u00a0The pelican\u2019s clumsy gait and comical bill streamline into beauty when in flight. Pelicans breed inland and only venture to the coast when almost fully grown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Part 2 we will enjoy the delights of the Pumicestone Passage, north of the Bridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the beautiful ocean-side beach of Woorim, around the tip of Red Beach and north through the Pumicestone Passage, Bribie Island is all about water. This charming sand island is surrounded by the Moreton Bay Marine Park, home to some of the most fascinating sea animals in the world. 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