Jurien

 

The rock-lobster fishing centre of Jurien is located on a sheltered bay 266km north of Perth.  First class boating facilities, and excellent climate and the promise of good catches from boat, beach or jetty makes Jurien ideal for fishing, boating, diving, windsurfing and swimming.

The remains of timber piles, discovered up to 65 meters inland from today’s high water mark, are reminders of the days when the old jetty at Jurien was an important shipping point for wool and general cargoes to Fremantle and India.

About 4km from Jurien, the Lions Lookout offers sweeping views of the town and bay.  Cockleshell Bay, north of Jurien, boasts an unusually wide diversity of natural plants and animals for bush-walkers and photographers.

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Marble Island Resort

 

The interior are a bit corporate eighties, but this lakeside farm, with a nine-hole golf course, has an unbeatable location on peaceful  Malletts  Bay.  The waterfront  patio  bar serves great burgers and salads.  You can have your breakfast , lunch and dinner daily.

Photo courtesy:  Marinas

 

 

Captain Cook’s Landing Place

 

At Kurnell, about 35km south of Sydney, on Botany Bay.  Site of the first recorded landing by Europeans on the east coast of Australia in 1770.  Now part of Botany Bay National Park.  Follow the sign posted walking track past a series of historical monuments and points of interest and an easy bushwalking track which highlights the area’s diverse plant species.  Large reserve with picnic and barbecue areas.  Visitor centre includes a shop and displays high lightning the history and natural features of the area. 

 

photo courtesy:  viscott real estate