A drive down the road at St. Helens where the boat ramp is, but couldn't get parked anywhere so we continued on another road to a beach where the sand dunes are, much fun on those apparently.
The first photo was taken from one of the streets with houses, the second is the sandbar which can be dangerous, few have lost their lives going in between that bar.
The day was rather cloudy back in March on our east coast. The area looks rather rugged, and at the sand dunes the beach there one has to make their own track through to the beach.
More beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Catarina.
DeleteRugged and beautiful indeed - yet you leave this place every year!
ReplyDeleteYes we do leave every year and when we return we appreciated this Island and it's beauty even more - so hence we travel our Island too.
DeleteAnte el posible peligro, lo mejor es alejarse de esa zona.
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True inn many places, some are safer than others.
DeleteAmazing place, great photos.
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Maria
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Thanks Maria.
DeleteLas fotografías son preciosas. Un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa.
DeleteIt's quite rugged looking though still a beach.
ReplyDeleteIt is rugged, lots of bush untouched there in all directions.
DeleteI could gaze at photos of the ocean forever and a day.
ReplyDeleteThere is a St. Helens on the mainland, west of Newry Island, too.
And, also in the Fraser Coast region, as well as a locality in the Toowoomba area.
St. Helen sure got around by the looks of it! :)
It's amazing how a name does travel Lee. Always good to look at the ocean, always.
DeleteYou might be interested in the snippet below and it probably tells us why there are several St. Helens up the east coast of Australia.
Captain Tobias Furneaux was an English navigator and Royal Navy officer, who accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration. He was one of the first men to circumnavigate the world in both directions, and later commanded a British vessel during the American Revolutionary War.
PS Lee.
DeleteCaptian Tobias Furneaux name it St. Helens after St Helens on the Isle of Wight, in 1773.
Love it. It has about the right number of people on it too.
ReplyDeleteIt does - always like beaches with no one.
DeleteI wonder if that St. Helens is named after the same Baron St. Helens for whom our mountain was named in the late 1700 hundreds... We also have a town named St. Helens across the river in Oregon.
ReplyDeleteThe answer is below Bill.
DeleteThe first European to explore the St Helens area was Captain Tobias Furneaux who sailed up the coast in 1773. He named the southern point of Georges Bay, St Helens Point.
Captain Tobias Furneaux was an English navigator and Royal Navy officer, who accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration. He was one of the first men to circumnavigate the world in both directions, and later commanded a British vessel during the American Revolutionary War.
PS. Bill,
DeleteCaptian Tobias Furneaux name it St. Helens after St Helens on the Isle of Wight, in 1773.
I love the one with the rocks heading out to sea :)
ReplyDeleteKind of wonder where the sea will take you.
DeleteI absolutely LOVED the heading image ,just breathtaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful sea ,so serene and so stunning !
parking sounds like a big problem meanwhile
Thanks Baili.
DeleteParking was that day as many boats were on the water, so the trailers had to be parked on land.
awwwwwwwwww we all need more sea!!
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DeleteHello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to be.
Amazing that view from the dunes to the sea.
Greetings, Marco
The dunes are a bit far away to see the beauty of them.
DeleteI especially like your third photograph … it looks so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Lovely at that spot Jan.
DeleteNice pictures
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam
DeleteMore sea is certainly beautiful. Love it! It has been a while since I have stood on a beach.
ReplyDeleteWith a bit of luck let's hope it's not too long before you can and do :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coastline
ReplyDeleteLovely it is. We have much of it.
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