After
yet another marathon drive all the way from our friends home in Paradise Point,
and a good night sleep in their lounge..! We reached the town of 1770. I would take
the term TOWN lightly. It would in European proportions possibly pass for a
small village… but that is being generous! Regardless of size this little gem
is a Beauty, hidden away like a secret treasure.
1770 or
as it’s officially titled Seventeen-Seventy is said to be named so as it was
built on the site of the second landing by James Cook and his crew of HM Bark
Endeavour the year of… you guessed it! 1770
I had heard quite a few people rave about this place and
especially Paul who visited about 8 years ago. I was excited to see it for a
first time and Paul was intrigued to see how it had changed.
When I did a bit of research online everyone seemed to be
talking about Cool Bananas in 1770 as the place to stay. We decided to check it
out and although it looks like a cool place.. it’s NOT IN 1770…! Cool Bananas
is located in the town of Agnes Waters about 8 km away… A lot of places seem to
advertise using 1770 as its whereabouts but if you want to really stay in this
tiny town DO check your map to make sure you get the real deal.
1770 really only have a few accommodation options a camp site with a small shop and then there is the essential meeting point the
Pub! (or the Play ground which is now an essential in every park and on any piece of greenery in Australia.)
The most noticeable change to Paul was without doubt this
old Pub, 1770 Beach Hotel – The Tree. He remembered it as a shack with a pub
and a caf/shop serving simple grub. But It’s a different story now… The pub and
the now slightly fancier Restaurant are quite divided, mainly by the fact that
you can’t sit on the cosy porch bit unless you are eating from the restaurant
menu.. Which is fair enough. As we arrived late to 1770 we thought we’d grab a
quick simple meal to go with our cider and beer so as we climbed up the stairs we
made a left turn to the pub bar and ordered a surprisingly tasty plate of nachos
for $10.
Paul and I stayed at the 1770 camping ground for 3 nights
where I had my very first camping adventure in a tent! It couldn’t have been more
perfect as we set up on the beach front and lit our very own bonfire every
night, grilling corn on the cob as we watched the sun go down.
If you are about on a Sunday, Do make sure you visit the small
market where you can mingle with locals and indulge in a cup of the best coffee
around.
Over all 1770 is still the beautiful and very special
place it used to be but just like Byron Bay or x amount of Thai Islands, commercialness and investment seekers have taken over… for Good AND Bad…
