Cape le Grand: Thistle cove and Hellfire Bay

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Cape Le grand national Park sits on the lands of the Wudjari people

The park covers an area of 31,801. Hectares. The name Cape Le Grand came from one of the officers on L’Esperance one of the ships in the 1792 expedition of Bruni d’Entrecasteaux.

, On Monday we hiked the beautiful walk from Lucky Bay to Thistle Cove.

The hike was a pretty short 4 km round trip 

The views were absolutely stunning, and i have to say i have really become much more besotted with the native flora.

Thistle Cove is just one of the many beautiful bays located in this area.

Thistle Cove was named by Mathew Flinders after the ships master John Thistle

However its charm is not just its pristine beach, but also the stunning panorama of the cove.

Above is whistling rock , a giant slab standing vertically , as it is curved in shape it amplifies the surrounding noises. The sound of the ocean definetly became louder and there was a definite humming sound. I actually had one of those moments where i thought that if i reached out andtouchedtherock i would tumble through time like Claire in outlander.

The beach itself is just stunning , we sat here for quite a while enjoying the view and watching a pod of dolphins frolicking in the distance.

We returned to camp had lunch and then drove the short distance to Hellfire and little hellfire bay.

I seen Hellfire bay and thought oh gosh another simply stunning beach. I think the other charm is that at the moment the weather is still so cool that the beaches are mainly deserted.

Giving you the sense that you are alone in a very stunning place.

(Little hellfire beach above)

Due to its sand plains the park supports dense stands of Banksias and other native flora including Grevilia Sheok and Melaleuca. The park also supports a diverse range of fauna including Pygmy possums , bandicoots and apparently it’s not unusual to see the local colony of kangaroos sun baking down on the beach.


Until the next blog

The Touring Knights

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