Bay of Fires - Eddystone Point

After a nice fire last night, a midnight rendezvous with a possum bigger than a medium sized dog that decimated our rubbish bin & an otherwise great night's sleep, again, sunshine greeted us this morning.

The Tasweigans didn't surface until after 8:30, around the same time the boys were chasing morning tea, we decided to head north to The Gardens & a couple of other locations recommended by Jim & Kim....yes that's right.

We couldn't really link the name to the location but it was nice all the same. The redness to the rocks give it the Bay of Fires name & they were plentiful in this small area. Some rock climbing, walking on the sheer white sand and some pics had us ready to explore some more.

Our GPS is the Hema Navigator & whilst we don't rate the street maps, the 4x4 & topographical maps are second to none. When we plug in a destination it seems to take us the shortest route, via any off road track available which definitely gives us a great perspective of the countryside, but it's not always the fastest....It must think these cats didn't by me for my street smarts, but I go alright in the bush so here we go.....

A 20klm 4x4 track took us through Mt William National Park to an unsealed road that was easy to travel at decent speed on (the one the navigator didn't think to take us on) which took us to Eddystone Point - & the lighthouse that lives there. As seems to be the theme, crystal clear waters and lush countryside was the norm. A highlight was the lillys and daffodils which literally grow out of the grass here. There were multiple flowers on show, all just growing wild. Spring is certainly a nice time to be in Tazzie when the sun is shining.

We had lunch and did the walk up to the lighthouse, climbed some more rocks and headed to Policeman's Point. The boys were devastated that there were no policemen there...

A nice little camping area but had nothing on where we are staying, wet, muddy, and windy so worth a look but we wouldn't camp there.

Home via the unsealed highway regardless of what Hema told us via St Helen's for some supplies, & I came across some Pacific Bay oysters, so I indulged in another dozen.

Let me say these top the Coffin Bay ones. $2 dearer at $11 but well worth it. They were massive and most enjoyable. I need to get some muscles and crayfish into me before we leave the state to ensure I have had the best of the best.

Mum cooked pasta and we invaded the Tasweigans fire. A couple of beers & better placement of the rubbish bin & we were in bed by 8:30.

Wineglass Bay tomorrow.

 

Jase