Day 72 – The amazing beaches of East Arnhem Land

Today was going to be a big day of exploring the beaches and natural wonders of East Arnhem Land. There is so much to see that you could easily base yourself out here for a few weeks to make the most of it, but we only had limited time and the accommodation didn’t have any dates beyond the ones we had booked.

Our first stop was Daliwuy Bay, which was serene and picture perfect. It’s just such a waste to have all these beautiful beaches and croc warning signs, which of course means no swimming!

Next up was Macassan Beach with a beautiful rugged red rock coastline. It was great to have a walk around the beach and rocks, Chris had a fish (to no avail) and Scarly and I explored the sacred site of stone arrangements. It was super hot though!

We stopped at Turtle Beach next, which was small and pretty. The sand was a glorious colour and the cliffs on each side made for a dramatic setting.
Our nature lover Jazzy found the same cool rocks that we had seen at Rainbow Cliff, so many amazing colours.

Then it was on to our lunch stop for the day – Little Bondi Beach. This was a long stretch of gorgeous beach, more colourful cliffs either side and some nice shady spots to enjoy our lunch. Roast chicken wraps for the win! This is an easy staple meal whenever we are out and don’t have the van with us.

After lunch we enjoyed a dip in the water, which the locals said was safe for swimming. Gosh it was so nice and refreshing! The girls had the best time splashing around for ages and it was a hard task getting them out.

We headed back to town to get a top up of fuel and supplies before the big drive back tomorrow. Since the girls didn’t have enough of swimming for the day, we took them to the town pool and they had the best time swimming and splashing some more. The pool also had a great playground that Scarly loved exploring!