The Edge of the World

Head west from Tasmania and you won't hit land until you reach Argentina -- by some accounts, the largest uninterrupted expanse of ocean on the planet.

West Point State Reserve. At high tide, these rocks become an island.

Food for thought as I explored the west coast south from Marrawah all the way to the end of the road at Temma.

Spectacular, and like no ocean coast I have been to before. No good way to describe it -- I'll just post a bunch of pictures.

The gravel road follows the coast, but a fair ways inland. There are several side roads that branch off towards the water and I tried every one of them.

I was struck by the fact that in these huge expanses of land I saw no other people.

Weathered boulders protrude from the surrounding brush.

In places the vegetation is low-growing, maybe to protect it from the wind. If you turn your back to the ocean and look inland, you can almost make yourself believe you are back on the Central Plateau.

The beach at Bluff Hill Point.

Marker in the town of Arthur River.