Blogs from Binalong Bay, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania

After some rain overnight, this morning was fine and sunny albeit with a bit more cloud cover than we had yesterday. Since the weather was holding we decided to complete a couple more short walks on the Freycinet Peninsula. First we took a short stroll out to the Cape Toureville Lighthouse. From the tip of the cape we had a fantastic view back towards Wineglass Bay with Mount Graham and Mount Freycinet behind. And finally, before leaving the magnificent Freycinet National Park behind us, we walked in to Sleepy Bay which was looking very beautiful this morning with a couple of gulls bobbing around on its calm, turquoise waters. We drove back out to the Tasman Highway and turned north for Bicheno. Although the weather was deteriorating we had to stop at Bicheno to check out ... read more

Today we moved north up the Tasman Highway and the coastline to our east was just stunning. The white sand and deep blues and turquoise of the ocean were a pleasure to walk next to as we stopped a few times for a stroll. After picking up a few supplies in St Helens we headed over to Binalong Bay and had lunch by the sea. We decided a bit of camping was in order so from there we made our way to the nearby Dora Point Campground located at the Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area. There were plenty of sites available set amongst the bushland and we picked a nice secluded spot with plenty of shade. The conditions were a bit cooler but the sun has an extreme intensity on the east coast so time out ... read more