Today was mostly spent working our way through the Bay of Fire’s beaches.

After Andy’s early morning run and walk along on the beach at Bicheno, we jumped in the van and drove north up the beautiful coastline. After a coffee & bun fix in St Helen’s we made the short drive to Binalong Bay, the entry point to the Garden Path to view the first of many stunning beaches along this part of the coast.

The Garden Path, so named by the early English explorers who described the native plants as being like a large garden.

It was a little cooler first thing so we were layered up.

The water was so clear and turquoise blue in colour making them look so inviting to dip into.

The beaches were picture perfect and unspoilt with the only visitors being campervan tourists!

We enjoyed a few hours dipping from one beach down to the next before we made a lunch stop at Binalong Bay and a fab cafe called Meresta Eatery.

A perfect blend at lunch, beer, pizza and a view of the beach below!

After a very enjoyable lunch we headed to Binalong Bay beach for a spot of tanning and swimming.

By 5pm we decided to head back up the garden road and found a free camping spot looking out over Swimcart beach.

After a lite dinner of crackers cheese and grapes (Michelle fav) we went for an evening walk along the beach to enjoy the last of the sunshine and watch the sunset.

Tomorrow we head over to Launceston, the second city of Tassie, a 2hr tour over the northern hills through the Waratah Creek Reserve.