Sat, 11th Apr, 2015 Musselroe Bay camping area to ‘Village Green’, Petal Point Campground

Breezy morning but not cold – overcast again. Packed up and headed back out to the main road then along a bit before we turned off and headed back north again. Turned off to the west at the Wind Farm.

Big sand dune as a backdrop for the dairy farm of Cape Portland.

Into Petal Point Campground. Lots of sites back in the bush. We parked on the nice open area called Village Green overlooking Foster Inlet and Lemons Beach. Nice sunshine in one direction.

Dark and gloomy looking the other way. Can’t find a name for the two little islands out front.

Walked down to the boat launching area on the beach.

Steve reckons we should park down here and be beside the water.

A boat came in and anchored. There were people waiting on the beach to board the boat. It didn’t go far as it anchored just behind the little island.

We walked along the beach which is covered in dried sea grass. No shells to collect.

Looking back to the campground – zoomed in on our van.

Nice walk though the breeze got pretty cold on the way back.

Good roomy campground though it could get very windy so we won’t put the awning out.

Went down the road near our van which heads to Petal Point. Looking back to Mt Connor (551m).

Further around over Ringarooma Bay we can just make out Mt Horror (676m).

Steve thinks this would be a great spot too but I think the wind might be a big problem here!!

Out on the point looking towards Boobyalla Beach.

Interesting spot – we think the kids must go round and round on their motorbikes.

Steve found me a ‘Killicrankie Diamond’ – but I think it is just glass!! The diamonds are a topaz and found on Flinders Island so we thought some may wash up on the beach!!

After lunch we drove back through the wind farm area and Cape Portland station. The turbines look spectacular and yes this one was going around!!!

Turned off to check out the Info Centre. It is only open Nov to Mar but the door was open.

A turbine was whirring beside us.

Interesting reading about the local aborigines.

In another room was all the info about the Wind Farm.

We are camped out on the point that’s green on the left.

More info.

Lucky we put our big coats on as the wind has come up and the clouds have come over so it is getting colder. The path around the outside had more info boards. Wish I had a find day to get a photo like this.

I can get Little Swan and Swan Islands.

Looking down on Little Musselroe Bay which is on the east coast, Cape Barren Island in the background.

Looking back at the Info Centre and wind turbine.

Interesting reading though we read them quickly as the wind is freezing.

Headed further north. Turned into the Little Musselroe Bay Conservation Lagoon campground. It is only open from Christmas to Easter. Looks nice though not a lot of room for a big van. There were a few people camped in there and there are a couple of shacks. Interesting, these bays with their narrow entrances.

I had seen on the map a place called ‘Lyme Regis’ which is the town in England where a few of my ancestors came from. Drove to the end of the road where there were a couple of shacks which could have been it but no signs. This is the furtherest northeast on mainland Tasmania that we can go. We did the northwest when we went to Cape Grim and most southerly when we walked to South East Cape. Got out and walked down onto the beach. Lovely spot, shame we can’t camp here.

Over the rocks and there was another beach area.

Some abalone divers were just finishing up.

Drove down another track and found the boat ramp. Unfortunately the abalone divers had just pulled their boat out and were unloading their abalone straight into the back of a truck so they had the road blocked. We got out and walked down to the boat ramp for a look. Looking out the entrance to the bay.

Then back to the bay and where the campers were.

Zoomed in on the campers and the Info Centre up on the hill.

Backed out of the boat ramp and headed back to the van. Passed a few Cape Barren geese.

Back at the van I found Steve’s ‘crayfish’ sitting in the tree.

The wind has come up and the clouds are very heavy so into the van for a cuppa. Quiet afternoon reading. We were going fishing as the tide has come in but it is too cold and windy now.