The blip of the Airey's Inlet Lighthouse gives way to the rising sun over the ocean.

Campers begin to stir, some walk the dog, some take up their vantage point on the rocky outcrop beneath, they store their catch in the rock pools. Someone hoists the Australian flag up the mast of a catarmaran on the beach.

The little nippers engage in frenzied activity on the beach while the lifesavers spill out of the Club House for a days patrol. The 3.00pm swimmers jump of the rocks below and swim back to shore…

…all this is visible from the bed at the deck-house.