West Cape Howe NP – East Bay on Two Peoples Bay

Wed. March 2^nd

East Bay on Two People's Bay

After a sleepless night we were pleased to see that our fellow campers were all still safely there and not blown away J We woke early and the wind was not as wild, however it was not long before it came up again so another move was planned. We returned to Albany, booked a caravan park for the 3 days of the coming long weekend, and then headed back to Two Peoples Bay and the beautiful East Bay free camp site.  It is truly superb and as picturesque as any beach to date with the peaks across the bay, aqua water and white sand with white waves breaking noisily on the small reef and rocks.

It was the perfect day on which to finish reading ‘My Brother Jack’ by George Johnston as this engrossing novel, which is set in Melbourne between the 2 world wars, manages to take the reader to another time, a time with which I am familiar due to the stories of my grandfather and mother, and working class suburbs of Melbourne from that time. Johnston won the Miles Franklin Award in 1964 for this book which apparently was the first of a trilogy which revolves around David Meredith, the main character in the semi-autobiographical story. David’s brother, Jack Meredith, is a hardworking battler who struggles to maintain his family’s survival during the Great Depression and wants to ‘live life’ through an overseas posting in WW2. His younger brother David, clever and ambitious, becomes a journalist and a celebrated war correspondent, but his success can never compensate for the hollowness of his personal life.
The story highlights the divisions in society at the time, issues of class and prejudice. It also presents the moral dilemmas of a war correspondent that would undoubtedly be similar today.

Keeping the diary
up to date.

Loo with a view!

After a long walk along the beach where the impact of the wild winds was visible in the plastic bottles, lids, ropes, fence posts and other rubbish that was washed up, we settled into camp, again turned our backs on the wind and enjoyed being free to wait out the time before the sun shone again.

Thurs. Mar 3^rd

We didn’t wait long! The morning was calm, the sun was shining and the out-going tide meant little noise from the bay.

GVS wanted to fish at Betty’s Beach, so we set off on a 4km walk, breaking from the dirt road to explore 4WD tracks that led to other parts of the bay. The bush fire that came through here recently had decimated much of the plant life, however the resilient ones were sprouting new growth and it was easy to see that it would not be long before much of the vegetation would be back. Seeing kangaroos, stumpy-tailed lizards and goannas reinforced this.

It was an unsuccessful fishing trip but a great walk (a view not shared by Graeme), an opportunity to scramble over rocks along the outcrops and to enjoy the sun. The view on the return walk was stunning as to the right was dense vegetation over which the Stirling Ranges could be seen in the distance and on the left was the magnificent Two Peoples Bay.