Lucky Bay – 14 to 16 March 2010

We had decided to drive straight to Cape Le Grand National Park. Little did we know how popular it was.

After finding the Le Grand Beach Campsite full, we drove to the Lucky Bay Campsite where we were took the last remaining site. The Ranger said it has been full since Christmas. Every night even the overflow camping is full.

 

 

 

 

 

Lucky Bay was named by Matthew Flinders when his ship the Investigator, in an awkward position, took shelter from a summer storm in the bay. He also found food and water. It was lucky for us as we found refuge too.

 
Lucky Bay is a beautiful bay, protected by the Islands of the Recherche Archipelago making it a sheltered and safe swimming beach.  It has certifiably the whitest sand in Australia!   The water is so clear it is like swimming in glass.

The local kangaroos come onto the beach, lazing on the sand on sunny days and sampling the seaweed. There are plaques to Matthew Flinders at both ends of the beach, and we walked to see this one which includes a sculpture of HMS Investigator.

 

We explored nearby Hellfire Beach, named after St. Elmo’s fire [Trish had a great swim] and also Thistle Cove with its  “whistling rock”, unfortunately silent because the wind did not blow in the right direction. 

After three great days we moved  to Le Grand Beach, with its secluded sites and Telstra Next G wireless signal giving us regular internet access.