Quaint art at Quagi

No wonder so many people recommended Quagi Beach to us (though no one could agree how to pronounce it). It was another protected bay with a rocky section perfect for fishing and exploring. The campsites were private and protected and we were lucky enough to get one with a great climbing tree that kept the kids entertained. The camp area even had flushing toilets and a cold bore water shower - luxury for us! 

Some regular campers have begun decorating the fences with shells, driftwood, fishing rope and anything else found on the beach. The fence on our camp was very well decorated and we enjoyed collecting treasures and adding our own 'art' to the fence. There was also a large piece of driftwood on a rocky section of the beach that had various items of beach junk hanging from it (including hats, thongs, floats, fishing nets etc). It all added to the appeal of this lovely place. 

Whilst at Quagi:

- Daniel (the hunter gatherer extraordinaire) had a lot of success in the ocean, getting a haul that included whiting, herring, abalone and a lobster. Again we ate like kings.

- We explored the nearby Stokes Inlet National Park, including Fanny Cove (a lovely protected bay), and the old Moir homestead. Most of the limestone buildings are still intact and it was interesting to walk through them. The highlight though was a huge fig tree at the front of the homestead. It was the most incredible tree we had ever seen, huge and with such an interesting exposed root system. Kangaroos grazed under the tree and bees hummed above from the many hives in the tree. It was a magical place.

- The kids and I spent a lot of time exploring the rock pools and fossicking in the sand collecting gorgeous shells to fill up the gin bottle.

- I had a few good boogie boards.

- We met a lovely family from NSW and we enjoyed chatting with them whilst the kids played. 

Another wonderful beach on the south coast, onwards to Esperance as we need food and a proper shower!

Scaling his first few of the day.

So many rock pools to explore

Please don't eat me!!!!!

The rocks were so interesting, smooth granite interspersed with black volcanic rock sections.

At the other end of the bay were these cute 'mermaid house' rocks (as Emilia described them)

A successful afternoon diving.

A short 4wd took us to these rocks out to deep water where Daniel fished while we collected shells.

 

Whatever it was, it was so big it broke the line.

A morning of art appreciation.

Feeling proud of their own art work.

The complete piece ' Treasures from the Bay'

Yeah, pretty cute. Emilia hurt her eye so Jackson helped her go for a walk!

Another wall of art at Quagi.

The gin bottle is nearly full of the gorgeous little shells we found.

The lovely friends the kids made, Ruby and Daisy.