Day 111 Cape Le Grand

Today we started the day at Stonehenge the only full size replica of the original Stonehenge in the UK. It appears as the original would have looked around 1950BC. It consists of 137 stones of Esperance Pink Granite that were all quarried locally less than 1km from the stonehenge’s final resting place. The natural stone provides an energetic feel and the circular shape amplifies sound.

10 Inner Trilithon Stones form a horseshoe and weight between 28-50 tonnes each with an 18 tonne lintel laying over each pair reaching a height of 8 metres. Inside the Trilithon Horseshoe stands another smaller horseshoe of 19 blue stones. Lying at the base of the tallest Trilithon Stone lies the Altar Stone which weighs 9 tonne. Outside the Trilithon Horseshoe lies a circle of 40 smaller stones that are referred to as the Bluestone Circle. The perimeter consists of 30 Sarsen Stones weighing 28 tonnes each with 8 tonne lintels lining the top. Together they reach a height of nearly 5 metres.

Kevin and I have visited the UK Stonehenge which was an amazing experience. However with so many missing and damaged stones you did not get the true impact of the structure as it was built. We were amazed that it has 4 rings (all not complete circles) and we got more of an impression of the height and impact that the structure has when you stand amongst it.








We went back to Cape Le Grand National Park, to see Le Grand Beach as the day in the national park the other day didn't allow time to see this beach. It is the trailhead for the western end of the Le Grand Coastal Trail. Mount Le Grand (345m) has vantage points that provide uninterrupted views of the coastal plain and other impressive peaks.





We continued back to Hellfire Beach, as the other day we did the walk to Small Hellfire Bay and didn't have time to explore Hellfire Beach. We walked around the granite rocks and caught glimpses of the Small Hellfire Bay that we walked to the other day.

These beaches truly are the bluest, crystal clear azure colour water with the whitest sand we will see anywhere.