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Binalong Bay Visit

January 26, 2022 by Christine

A man wearing a long-sleeve blue teeshirt, long pants an hat is walking on a white-sand beach. In the background across the water is the small town of Binalong bay.
Graham looking towards Binalong Bay

A recent series of Covid-based cancellations gave us the time to visit Binalong Bay for a few days.

Only an 80 Minute drive to Binalong Bay

I don’t know why we don’t jump in the car for a drive to the Bay of Fires beaches more often. But then, I guess it’s easy to become too busy with the day-to-day tasks! And, of course, it’s not like it’s a boring, or difficult drive from Tin Dragon Cottages via the A3 and Derby to St Helens and Binalong bay. 🙂

North East Tassie beaches are good in all weather

Jeanerette beach on an overcast day. There are rocks in the foreground with two small figures fishing.
Wild, windy and cold
Binalong Bay beach on a sunny day with blue sky, red lichen on rcoks in the background and clear aqua water over white sand.
Sunny, calm and warm

No matter what the weather, you can always feel uplifted by a walk along the beach!

Uncrowded, natural beaches

Two molly hawks are standing at the waters edige on the Binalong Bay beach.
Beach crowd
Steps are elading down to the Binalong Bay beach. in the distance, there are several people in the water.
Crowded beach

In Tasmania, we are lucky that our natural beaches have not been over-developed. So, we can still enjoy the natural foreshore sand dunes–even this close to the town of Binalong Bay.

A swim and a BBQ

We were so lucky with the weather. Because, apart from the first day, the mornings were perfect for swimming. The surf was mild and not good for boogie boarding, but the ocean was ever so floaty. (That’s boomer-speak for you could just float on your back and enjoy the gentle up and down of the waves, while watching the blue sky above.)

On a white outdoor table are two books stacked on top of eachother. On top of the books is a container of sunscreen. In the background is an outdoor wood BBQ.
My holiday reading
This is a side view of a blue weather-board beach shack surrounded by shrubs.
The shack

Perhaps, I didn’t mention that we stayed for nearly a week? You see, if you live long enough in Tasmania, then you either own, or know someone who owns, a beach shack. In our case we are extraordinarily lucky to have family friends who still own a beach shack. The association between our two families goes back to the 1950’s when the land was puchased.

Three men who are facing the camera are arm-in-arm and sharing a joke.
James, Ray and Graham
Two women facing the camera are laughing, They have wine glasses in their hands, In the background a man is cooking on an outside wood BBQ.
Molly and Christine

Filed Under: News Tagged With: beach, Binalong Bay, North East Tasmania, Tasmania, Tin Dragon Cottages

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