A short drive north from Bicheno to St Helens to provide access to the Bay of Fires. As its Australia Day weekend we decided not to risk finding a free camp on the beach. Instead we are staying in a quiet low cost site in St Helens, a lovely town situated on the banks of Georges Bay.
St Helens is the largest town on the north-east coast of Tasmania and as such has many Australia Day events including a music festival with fireworks last night and today the traditional Aussie BBQ!
Yesterday we drove a short distance to the Bay of Fires. The Bay of Fires contains several white sandy beaches reached through bush. The water is an amazing colour but a bit too cold for a Queenslander :-). We visited each of the beaches: Jeanneret, Swimcart and Suicide; going as far as The Gardens where we had a packed lunch in the car as it was incredibly windy!
On the way back we visited Sloop Lagoon, Cosy Corner and Humbug Point. Our favourite place of the day was Binalong Bay.
Having a quiet day today with a short walk around St Helens to see the celebrations. Tomorrow (27/01/2020) we head off to Launceston for 5 nights and the start of our North Tasmania adventure.
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It is so beautiful on those beaches……….definitely on the list when I go back 😀
Looks beautiful