Vlamingh Head Lighthouse stands on the northwestern extremity of North West Cape, 17 kilometres north of Exmouth, overlooking Lighthouse Bay where the dramatic red cliffs of Cape Range meet the crystalline waters of the Indian Ocean. This remote lighthouse has guided vessels along one of the world’s most treacherous stretches of coastline for over a […]

Jarman Island Lighthouse stands on a small island at the mouth of Butcher’s Inlet in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, marking the entrance to the historic Port of Cossack. This distinctive cast iron tower, rising 50 feet above the rocky island, represents a pioneering chapter in Australian lighthouse construction and played a vital role […]

Gantheaume Point Lighthouse is located 7km south of Broome marking the entrance to Roebuck Bay and has guided vessels through the treacherous waters of the northwest coast for over a century, serving the bustling pearling industry that defined Broome’s early prosperity. The lighthouse has evolved through four distinct iterations since its establishment, each reflecting the […]

This was always going to be a very different stage to the others on this trip, firstly because there aren’t any lighthouses and secondly because I wouldn’t be travelling alone as my wife joined me in Darwin to travel to Broome with me, as neither of us had ever seen this part of Australia before. […]

After crossing the Kimberley, it was good to see my first lighthouse in over 2,000kms! Cape Leveque Lighthouse stands on the remote northern tip of the Dampier Peninsula, 209 kilometres north of Broome, marking the western entrance to King Sound where dramatic red pindan cliffs plunge into the crystalline turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. […]

Point Charles Lighthouse is the Northern Territory’s oldest lighthouse and stands on a headland at the northern end of the Cox Peninsula 21 km northwest of Port Darwin. Established in 1893, this pioneering wrought iron tower marked the beginning of systematic navigation aids in the Territory, guiding vessels through the treacherous approaches to Port Darwin […]

The Cape Don Lighthouse was to be my original starting and finishing point for this adventure. As you may recall the original plan was to regard Australia as a clockface, starting at 12 o’clock and traveling clockwise around the country using our lighthouses as my waypoints. Being the most northerly mainland lighthouse and located pretty […]

I have always considered myself a coastal person and consequently never had much interest or spent much time inland, least of all the outback, but that changed on my first leg back in September last year when I headed north to start this odyssey in the Torres Strait, via the Queensland outback. I remember being […]

It’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of security when observing the relatively enclosed waters surrounding the Yorke Peninsula, with the Gulf of St. Vincent to the east and Spencer Gulf to the west—it’s hard to imagine that these waters could have claimed the toll of ships and lives that they have. But […]