Point Samson is a small coastal town with a tavern, bistro, small general store, some holiday accommodation and not much else. We booked into The Cove Caravan Park for three days and soon decided to extend for the week. The weather is perfect, there’s a Woolies a few kms away in Wickham, the beach is only a short walk from our van and there are plenty of good fishing spots nearby. A lovely place for a relaxing break.
It was also nice to finally have a break from the red dust of the past few weeks. Everything in the van, including Winston has taken on a red tinge.
A few kms from Point Samson is the ‘ghost’ town of Cossack. It was a major pearl diving centre from the 1860s when over 80 pearl luggers operated out of the town. Once the pearl beds had been depleted towards the end of the 19th century, the pearling industry moved North to Broome. When Point Samson became the main port, Cossack gradually declined and was eventually abandoned. Some of the main buildings have been restored and also house a museum and you can follow the Cossack heritage trail around the town.
Nearby Settlers Beach was a lovely place to stop for lunch and a bit of a dig.
