Gidday all,

West coast Flinders Island.

After a day of wind and rain, where we bedded down and watched nature replenishing herself through our glassed in balcony, (the windscreen of the truck), we packed up and headed north up the west coast road. After calling into Whitemark to top up with water we carried on, ducking up any road or track we came across.

The coastline is spectacular, little rock lined bays and deserted beaches everywhere. Called into Wybalenna, the first aboriginal settlement, and read about the tragic history, worth looking up, Truganini was there at one stage. Spent some time wandering around then went on to Sawyers beach to camp.

Next day and out to Settlement Point and Port Davies, then around Marshall Bay and out to West End. Following the road around Tanners bay we were on the lookout for a camp site, finally found a track which led to a small boat ramp and decided it was a good overnight site.

Have noticed a couple of sail boats we keep seeing anchored up in various bays we visit over time. Flinders is a sailboat playground with many secluded bays and is dotted with small islands close to shore.

 

A trip up Mount Tanner to the lookout and on to the northeast tip at north eats river where we camped by the river for a few days enjoying the bird life and rising and falling tides.