Honeymoon Bay

We arrived here at Honeymoon on the 8th June (Happy birthday Vicki xxx). It is now the 11th. There is no swimming here unless you want to risk attack by salt water crocs. Having said that, we haven't seen one yet but definitely are cautious when down near the waters edge. There is nothing fancy about this place, it's sort of just a "boys" fishing camp. The showers are cold and rarely cleaned and the water isn't considered good enough for drinking as it is a brackish brown colour. A young family live on the property in a two storey home, they are related to the traditional owners and collect the camping fees and keep the camp functioning in their own way.
I had read you could find oysters on the rocks around here but it wasn't obvious where they could be found until we met a young couple who told us you have to drive to another bay about 10 kilometres away and you can find them at low tide stuck on the rocks. They kindly gave us about a dozen which we cooked on the coals on the fire. They tasted similar to smoked oysters.

The bay itself is quite pretty and our campsite on the beach is nice but after 4 days here we have decided there is little for us to do as there is no sign of life in the water, no fish, bait fish or even crabs on the rocks. It's another place where you need a boat so you can go out fishing, although even those with boats are complaining about the windy weather making it difficult to go out.Read more