Day 262 – 21st January, Thursday, Hawk’s Nest.

Drove through Mungo Brush National Park today and crossed the river on a tiny four-car ferry. We drove along the coastal strip between the sea and the Bombah Broadwater through the Myall Lakes National Park. Very green, very thick and very dusty. We arrived at Hawks Nest and changed into swimmers and just as we got to the water’s edge, the lifeguards sounded the shark alarm and I have never seen 200 people swim so fast in my life!! The shark cruised slowly passed the beach about 30mtrs out and continued down the coast towards Jimmy’s Beach. A helicopter went back and forth over us a few times before the lifeguards put the safe-to-swim flags back up and we were straight into the water. Very exciting. The shark looked to be between 6 and 8 feet long and the water was so clear we saw the complete outline of it in the waves as it passed.