Beach walking - Bay of Fires

Seven friends came down from the big island to walk the Bay of Fires with me and the Tasmanian Walking Company.

Tail slapping humpbacks greeted us as we walked onto the pristine white sand.

The lighthouse at larapuna Eddystone Point.

Heading down to our lunch spot, sheltered from the wind.

Unusual sand and water forms on the long white beach after lunch.

Millions of shells clinking musically beneath our feet.

More white sand and orange lichen covered granite rocks. It truly is a stunning piece of coastline.

Our home for two nights. The Bay of Fires Lodge. Totally off-grid and rather luxurious.

I could lie in my bed gazing up at the star covered sky.

End of day one foot bath.

Day two involved a walk through the bush, a short bus ride, an hour and a half of kayaking down a river into Ansons Bay where we had lunch.

No photos as I had nowhere safe for my phone in the kayak, but we saw incredible reflections, black-backed bream spawning, a sea eagle sitting on a tall tree and a pelican gliding above us, landing on the water and taking off again. 

After lunch we walk around the edge of Ansons Bay.

And through dunes along the beach.

On our final day thete were black cockatoos in the trees at the lodge. After a delicious breakfast and a yoga session (a first for me) we walked through the bush to our bus which returned us to Launceston via lunch at Easy Tiger in St Helens.

A final group photo on the lodge deck. Our 8 plus 2 other lovely couples and our wonderful guides Ryan and Anneke. 

A truly gorgeous experience. A special place.