Drove into Port Gregory and parked at the beach - decided not to drive down the beach - like everyone else does here . As we were talking to some people , 5 dune buggies , a couple of 4wd's and half a dozen motorbikes descended on the beach and tore of into the distance to the south - just where we are headed !!
It'll be fun they said , good exercise , it'll warm up , the wind will ease - yeah right !! We loaded the backpack and the swimming bag and away we went . It was breezy and a bit cool , the wind coming straight off the water . The walk was quite pleasant , only a couple of 4wd's passing us , we wandered down the beach about a kilometre and reached a corner , as we rounded the corner we could see where the reef was meeting the beach - another 1.5 klms down the beach !!!! We stopped , thinking that was far enough for us , we even had a lean to shelter to sit under - not sure why we did , as it wasn't overly hot !!
The reef that protects the lagoon was showing as the tide went out , waves were crashing on it .
We put our wind jackets on to block the wind out - it made a huge difference in players comfort level !! Deciding not to have a snorkel or a swim , we climbed a few sand dunes for something different .
After going up & down sand dunes for a while , we headed back to the ute . The water temperature was good , it was just the wind chill factor - maybe we are getting a bit soft !!!
Anyway we headed back to the RV and had a Bbq lunch , before going for a walk up the hill at Lynton Station . There is a lookout up there , that gives you a great view of the coast , there's also a tee area where you can hit golf balls down to an area beside the fence near the driveway , I didn't bother , as we were pretty relaxed at this stage of the day . On the way up there was a lemon coloured flowering shrub - we've seen them in purple , mauve & pink previously .
Up on top of the hill was monument and the ashes of Ron Simpkin ( previous owner ) have been laid . There is also a statue of a man on his motorbike , made from steel and various steel scrap - it's pretty good actually !!
The flag behind has the Australian flag one side and a little history of the Simpkin Family .
We can't let the opportunity slip - another picture of the leaning trees .
On the way back down , we checked out the bottom floor of the Superintendents House - that was the kitchen and staff living quarters - very much upstairs , downstairs !! After that we went to the barn - there is a lot of information about the area and plans they had for 2 towns , shipping charts and maps also showed where and what boats had come to grief on the entrances to Port Gregory and the Abrolhos Islands .
Time for cheese & Bickies and a beer to enjoy in the late afternoon sun . Greg came down and had a chat to us , he is the owner of the property , and was good to talk to . He owns 1,000 acres from the high tide mark at the Hutt River estuary following the river about 3.5klms to the south . It's his toy farm , he only runs about 10 cattle and a neighbour uses the southern side for his sheep . Toy farm indeed !!
Chatted to some people from Hannam Vale - north of Taree - they were quite surprised I knew where it was !!
That's today done , catch you tomorrow .
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