We’ve just returned from four days at Point Hicks, located in far east Victoria, in the Croajingolong National Park.
It’s remote (the nearest town, Cann River, is over an hour from Point Hicks), so we were completely off-grid. We stayed in the historic lighthouse keeper’s cottage and spent our days swimming, snorkelling and hiking. And reading, and playing epic games of Monopoly, and marvelling at the ginormous Easter moon.
Why have one beach all to yourself when you can have three?
The lighthouse-keeper took us inside the lighthouse (that’s a Victorian iron staircase – each step is individual and bolted to the next).
We hiked to the sand dunes near the Thurra River estuary.
No whales but lots of fur seals. And a busy wombat; an Easter Bilby (real, not chocolate); and a snake, two metres long, that slithered up behind me when I was reading – I moved away very, very slowly.
We will return to Point Hicks – I quite liked having a beach all to myself.
Wow! Apart from the snake, which is eek! What a stunning place & how lovely to have it to yourselves.
We were lucky with glorious weather.
What can I say other than this looks a stupendously beautiful place. The only thing that wouldn’t have enthused me are those stairs at the lighthouse.
It was worth the climb!
Stunning photos!
Such beautiful weather!! We flew to Brisbane for the long weekend (for a wedding) and it did nothing but RAIN!! Definitely would have preferred the sun back home in Melbourne. (Also, how weird is that? Sun in Melbourne and rain in Brisbane?!)
Murphy’s Law!
We expected cold weather and only included the bathers and snorkelling gear at the last minute – glad we did as it was glorious.
Wow! Gorgeous photos.
Thanks!
I concur about the photos, stunning. But swimming!? How cold was the water?
The water was initially brisk but fine once I was under. Water always warmer at Easter than it is at the beginning of December and given that I missed a summer of saltwater I was willing to try anything.
How very beautiful Kate. And great photos. I’ve been to Cann River but not explored further afield.