Do we stay , do we go ??? - that was our dilemma over breakfast !! Clothes needed washing - we’ll stay , we can do without TV & internet for a few more days yet !!
Washing done & hung out , lunch packed , away we go . Cheyne Beach is about 50 klms away to the east , so that was first stop . It’s only about 28 klms in a straight line , but you have to go out to the highway first - 16 klms , along the highway for 18 klms , and another 20 klms to the beach .
The drive out was through plantation Blue Gum forests and grazing land , then coastal scrub - some burnt out in January fires .
Arriving at Cheyne Beach , we turned up a street that went to the caravan park - the street was only 40m long then went to a sandy 4wd track - what could go wrong ????? Without any further thought , we headed down the track - after engaging hubs and 4wd - and away we went . The sand was soft but manageable so we kept going in , the sand got softer and deeper , but we kept going - keep in mind we hadn’t lowered the pressures in the tyres - around a few more turns and we found the sand pit , tracks were deep , sand was soft , and there was a downhill section that got a bit steeper !! We stopped and lowered pressures and pulled over into a wider section beside the track , before going for a walk down the track to check it out first . The sand was deep and soft , but there were tyre tracks everywhere - people had been down to the beach !!! We thought about it for a minute and decided we were parked safely somewhere that we could get out from - why push the friendship !!
We enjoyed our walk along Lookout Point Beach , it was an interesting walk as the sand was soft everywhere , even in the wash of the ocean !! Tyre tracks along the beach showed how soft it was- a good choice we feel !! There were granite rocks either end of the beach and some in the middle . Your probably getting sick of the clear water , rocks , great scenery etc — we’re not !!!
Back up the track to find someone had parked beside us on the track and were going fishing - tuff luck if you wanted to drive down to the beach !! We reversed out to a point where we could turn around , and found another track going back up the hill , so we headed up that one instead . Sand gave way to some rocks , then limestone road base . Further down we found Lookout Point and had views back to Cheyne Beach - it is a fishing / holiday destination - there are some residents , but most look like holiday / fishing houses .
We pulled up and reinflated the tyres , then parked and had lunch on a grassy bank overlooking the bay and beach - the beach goes for a long way without interruption . The bay is sheltered from the west & south , which makes it an ideal boat launch .
We had driven through Waychinicup National Park on the way in , and there was a Waychinicup Rd that leads to Waychinicup Inlet and camp ground . It is a tents only camp ground , as you park and carry your camping gear to site 10to 15m away in the bush .
We had a look at the inlet from one of the campsites access tracks , a stunning small inlet , yeah , yeah , crystal clear water again !!
Back out and onto the highway again to head back west to another couple of beaches on the eastern side of Two Peoples Bay - we went to Little Beach the other day on the western side .
Betty’s Beach was the first , it’s basically a camp ground with a few permanent structures , but that’s it - it’s a free camp , so first in , best dressed !! It has a small beach , and many rocks . The road in made for some great photo’s .
From Betty’s , we headed around to East Bay , which is the eastern end of Two Peoples Bay Beach . It is also a free camp , with only a few sites available - the sign says road not suitable for caravans , but there were 2 caravans , one bus , and one truck already on site . Turning around could be a large problem if you weren’t in there first .
Not far back up the road is Normans Beach and camp ground , situated beside King Creek Inlet . The beach runs down past Mt Manypeaks and Mt Manypeaks Nature Reserve . It has also suffered a bushfire this year , so most scrub has been eradicated , leaving sand and stumps , a little bit of new growth is coming through now .
On the walk back in , we discovered a goanna on the side of the track , it wasn’t fazed by us at all !!
There is a paperbark forest beside the inlet , next to the camping area - there are another 6 sites here , with a drop toilet and not much else .
That’s it for today , here’s a map :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1blLkPte2ucPprZuI48B7jK7PxEY&usp=sharing
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