We headed into Coffin Bay’s own National Park to see the vegetated coastal sand dune landscape with its own unique ecosystem and to a place called Point Avoid………and when we got there we knew why it was so called. We called it Point to Avoid……
The only sealed road into the national park took us to Point Avoid along some winding lanes fringed by heathland vegetated sand dunes. Kangaroos and Emus springing out in front of Hilda, it was hazardous to say the least. We were’nt used to such narrow roads after the long straight highways we had experienced over the wider Australian roadscape. We headed to Point Avoid a limestone headland reputed to have spectacular views over the ocean. When we approached the point all we could see were some major storm clouds and mist rolling in like a steam train, and view what view? It was quite spooky, cool and very windy but spectacular all at the same time as the waves crashed against the cliffs. Then as we drove away from Point Avoid the mist and clouds seem to clear so that when we reached Coffin Bay again they had disappeared…..a phenomena! So maybe that’s is why its called Point Avoid.
We did get a thunderstorm later that night though.
Uh oh ......dark clouds on the approach to Point Avoid
Disappearing view at Point Avoid
Don't go near the edge its windy!
Surging waves against the cliffs at Point Avoid
Its actually called Avoid Bay!
back to blue skies again at Coffin Bay