welcome to F

welcome to French Island
pop: 116

French Island is the largest coastal island of Victoria, Australia, located in Western Port, 61 km SE of Melbourne.
The population of the island in 2011 was around 116 people, of which about 60 were permanent residents.
French Island is relatively isolated and undeveloped.
There are no mains water, mains electricity, or medical services on the island.
There is one small general store and post office located on Tankerton Road about 3 km from Tankerton Jetty.
Many of the locals actively promote environmental tourism.
Visitor accommodation includes camping, bed and breakfast, guesthouse and farmstay

There are a couple older geocaches on French Island as well as two newer caches.
As a member of Cache Guardians, I care for two and the other two I own.

Access to the island is by the Western Port Ferries passenger ferry running daily from Stony Point pier to Tankerton Jetty and then on to Cowes on Phillip Island. The crossing takes about 15 minutes.
The French Island Barge Company operates a vehicular ferry from Corinella on the eastern side of Western Port to the barge landing on French Island. It accommodates two standard size cars or a larger truck. Tourists are always welcome.
All supplies to the island come by the French Island Barge, which runs every day of the year, depending on tide and appointments.

Although I have many photos from my two visits to French Island, the one I have used here is courtesy of google.

Thanks for the welcome to cache beetles2.

Rated: for Overall Experience.