Cape Conran & Croajingalong

Leaving the relatively well touristed Gippsland we struck out east for Croajingalong NP. By a slight miscalculation (Tim navigating) we ended up sidetracked along the way at Cape Conran. It was a fortuitous mistake in the end, Cape Conran was not only a renowned surf spot, but had a nice beach of golden sands and rocky headlands to explore. The campground was a goodie and was home to a couple of ENORMOUS goannas, which were impressively dinosaur like.



After a couple of nights we moved on, as per our original plan, to Croajingalong National Park – a beautiful coastal environment of teatree, numerous inlets, a long golden beaches, and an old lighthouse at Point Hicks.


Point Hicks is actually an historically important spot. Not sure if the plaque below is readable, but this is the spot where Captain Cook’s expedition first sighted the Australian mainland, and it was named after the First Lieutenant Zachary Hicks. It had some historical importance for us as well – at almost exactly halfway through our trip the marker was telling us that we were exactly the same distance from Perth as we were from Cape York (1945 miles), two significant points on our own personal travel compass.




This part of the world is so packed with enticing little inlets that always put Tim in mind of fishing. We stopped at this inlet in Croajingalong and watched the leaping mullet which Tim managed to catch on camera (if not on a hook!).