We took the Great Eastern Drive up the coast from our beach house in Swansea towards Bay of Fires, a couple hours north. I have been looking at pictures from Bay of Fires for awhile now and hoping to make it there! We make a quick stop at The Blowhole on our drive. The kids thought it was cool looking and they explored the rocks for awhile and the water spraying had Ireland cracking up.
After more driving we stopped for lunch at a neat looking estate that had beautiful views, delicious food, a brewery, a whiskey distillery, a rooftop pool and a play room just off the 5 star restaurant! We spent almost two hours here refueling, stretching our legs and letting the kids play. Jeremy also made a new friend - Kirk The Wine Distributer, who gave us a bottle of wine and we exchanged numbers. He also gave us the local lowdown.
Bay of Fires! Named when the English first set foot on Tasmania and they could see the Aboriginals and their fires on the beaches here. These beaches have huge stretches of white sand, flanked by rocks with bright orange lichen on them and the bluest, clearest water we have ever seen.
We dug and played in the sand for hours. Jeremy went for a quick swim in the freezing cold water (we are "close" to Antarctica!) so he could say he swam in the Southern Ocean!
Ireland didn't nap at all and was a total trooper all day, even on the over two hour drive home!
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