Amity Point

Amity Point was the starting point for a 12-kilometre walk along the beautiful squeaky clean beach to Point Lookout.

Amity Point is a small sleepy town on the North West tip of North Stradbroke Island, where fishing and water sports are popular.

Explorer and Surveyor, John Oxley named it Amity Point after the brig Amity, which he sailed on at the time of establishing the Moreton Bay penal colony.

Amity Point is home to the Quandamooka People
(meaning People of the Sand and Seas)

To get to North Stradbroke Island, it is necessary to get the ferry from Victoria Point.   Once you arrive at North Stradbroke Island, there is a bus service available from the ferry at Dunwich to Amity Point and also Point Lookout.  The day pass costs about $10.00 (make sure that you have cash).

We prefer to take the car, which is a higher ferry cost but gives the freedom to visit other places, such as Brown Lake or Blue Lake.

Alex relaxing with a coffee and enjoying the serenity at Amity Point.
We take a picnic and a thermos of coffee on our day trips.

We started walking along the beach at Amity Point, not realising that there were limited access points to get back to the road.  Many Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles drove towards us and we met several people camping and fishing on the beach.

We had the beach to ourselves most of the time.

It was an easy walk along the beach and I love the feeling of waves rushing in and splashing around my ankles and then the sand moving under my bare feet as the waves disappear out to sea.

The ocean was so clear that we saw fish in the breaking waves.

A very relaxing afternoon if you enjoy walking and the ocean.  Don't forget to take drinking water, a snack and sunscreen.

Sharon xo