The road to
Queenstown is 43km long and passes through rain forests on twisty, turning
roads, which, by and large, were very good.
The only trouble was it poured all the way there and back. However the
rain decreased as we got down to the coast again.
We went to Queenstown to deliver our computer for repair and we were a bit worried when we saw the repairman's house.
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| 190315 This was where we had to leave the computer fro repairs - a bit of a worry? |
Not to waste what
was left of a fast diminishing day we decided to continue on 6km to Strahan’s
Ocean Beach and then a further 11km to Hell’s Gate at Macquarie Heads.
Ocean Beach
stretches all the way from Trial Harbour and is a beautiful wide sandy beach,
backed by some sizeable sand dunes. The sand is a light brown colour.
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| 190315 Ocean Beach near Strahan |
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| 190315 Ocean Beach looking towards Macquarie Heads |
Macquarie Heads
are at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour.
The harbour is about twice the size of Sydney Harbour. The entrance is very narrow, about 60m, so
needless to say it has restricted the development of Strahan as a major port
for its hinterland’s mining production.
Many ships foundered and many lives were lost at Hell’s Gate.
For the first
time we ventured out on to sand in the Land Cruiser to get closer to the
Heads. This was another new experience
for us but we would have to admit it was “a piece of cake” as the sand was firm
and stable.
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| 190315 Macquarie Heads from Ocean Beach |
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| 190315 On Ocean Beach near Macquarie Heads |
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| 190315 An island lighthouse, just inside Macquarie Heads |
We passed a pine tree forest at Swan Basin and saw a couple of what could best be described as fairy dells.
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| 190315 Swan Basin State Forest near Strahan |
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| 190315 Swan Basin State Forest near Strahan - looking for fairies in the dell |
We do the
Macquarie Harbour cruise tomorrow, which includes a trip up the lower reaches
of the Gordon River, which of course enters into Macquarie Harbour.
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