Ferry Ride to Tea Gardens

About to get on the ferry heading to Tea Gardens

Lovely Day, now to spot the dolphin's

I miss the ferries in Brisbane so it was a pleasing idea to me to catch the ferry over to Tea Gardens for the day..... The ferry was soooooo damn slowwwww that I think we could have swum there faster! Anyway, it was a lovely trip over &   we even got to see dolphins.

As you come into Tea Gardens the ferry passes under the Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest Bridge, also known as the Singing Bridge. It crosses the Myall River connecting the townships of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. The Bridge got its name from the musical sounds the railings make during a strong south-westerly wind causing the bridge to act as a wind harp & apparently it can be very loud!!!

We had timed it right to visit Tea Gardens as there was a market day happening. They had a couple of stages, one with dancers & then a ukulele club had their turn. On the other stage was a band that is normally resident at the local pub. And a bit farther down they had wood chopping competitions for our entertainment.

Marty helped me find a couple of treasures to keep, & then we had a lovely lunch at the local pub before heading outside & lying down on one of the big block seats by the water...... and yes believe it, we fell asleep..!!! After about an hour of snoozing in the sun we went & listened to the band & Marty got us ice-cream.

My Honey bringing me Ginger ice cream Good choice love, it was YUM...!!!

Exhausted from the sun & the day’s events we got back on the ferry to come home struggling to stay awake with the drone of the engine humming us to sleep.......