Was at Happy bay on the 27th of February. We had a nice lunch at Danny's stand and then enjoyed the beach for a couple of hours. There were probably less than 30 people on the beach with 50/50 mix of CO/textiles and not a single 'bushwhacker' in site. My wife and I were there on the day plequerre mentions (above) and it was really a bummer. It took me two years to get my wife to go back! We walked over from Friar's because I couldn't find the turn-off right outside of Grand Case. The hike was fine and really only takes about 5-10 minutes.