It had started to drizzle as we packed up our van and by the time we left it was raining. We headed north to go to Binalong Beach which marks the southern end of the Bay of Fires, a 29km sweep of powder white sand and crystal clear seas. Even in the rain it was beautiful but it certainly wasn't the weather for a swim so we headed off south down the coast road. The coastal scenery here is wonderful with long white sandy beaches and a lot of surf. We stopped at Bicheno for lunch and a stroll on the beach. Settlers came here as early as 1803 initially with whaling but later mining before gold was discovered over on the mainland in Victoria. Now it's a holiday destination. From here we continued north to Freycinet National Park where we stopped by the beach for lunch in our van, had another stroll along the deserted beach, before heading on to Coles Bay where we were staying for the night. The key attraction here is Wineglass Bay, a perfect curve of sand with clear blue waters. Despite the weather being a bit mixed we decided to walk up to the Wineglass Bay Lookout from where you get lovely views of the bay and peninsular, hoping to do the circuit tomorrow, weather dependent. The stunning view was certainly different to how it would have been back in the early 1800's when the area was a whale fishery with the blonde sands covered in rotting whale remains and the seas red from their blood. We'd chosen the campsite we were on as it had wifi although little did we know that you had to be within about 1 metre of reception and given it was drizzling we gave up and had dinner and an early night (the wifi in Tasmania is rubbish). Fingers crossed for good weather tomorrow.
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| Bay of Fires ...in the rain! |
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| Freycinet National Park and below |
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| Wineglass Bay from the lookout |
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| Wineglass Bay and the Freycinet Pensinsula |
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