We took a late morning walk along the Bay Esplanade from the mangrove natural area towards town.

Enjoying the view of the open bay from convenient lounge benches.

Later in the day we walked the same area to find the tide had gone out, leaving a huge mudflat! Hence the name “Deception Bay”. An early English explorer entered the bay in 1823, believing it was a river due to the shallow, wide waters. Eventually realizing his mistake he named it Deception Bay. The name stuck and was later applied to the surrounding community after settlement began. The bay itself is now named Moreton Bay.