After settling into camp the previous evening, we decided to start our first full day on the island by exploring the northern end. We loaded up the cars, and headed out onto the beach and towards Cape Morton and the lighthouse.
From the lighthouse you had a wonderful view of the island. Our visibility was restricted by the rain blowing in and the clouds that came with it, but on a clear day the view would be spectacular. From the cliffs, we could look straight down into the ocean, and could make out turtles and other marine critters in the sea below.
From the lighthouse we headed over to the western side of the island, and stopped at a lookout half way.
From the lookout we continued over to Bulwer on the western beach, where we stopped for a quick swim.
Being that it was almost lunch time, we cut back over to Blue Lagoon via the (imaginatively-named) Bulwer - Blue Lagoon Track! Like all the tracks on the island (except for middle road), this was a single-lane affair through tight scrub (Middle Rd is actually two one-way tracks running parallel to each other). We frequently came across traffic coming the other way, necessitating either us or them to reverse back to one of the little bypass bays so that we could pass each other.
After a quick bite of lunch, we walked out to Blue Lagoon for a swim.
(Photo credit - Only half these photos are mine - the other half are Grant & Sam's. So that explains why some of the photos are considerably better than what I am usually able to manage!!!)
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