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Published: June 21st 2012
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19 June 2012
Overnight was quite warm with only a sheet needed for sleeping, also there was no dew on the tent 😊. The sound of the surf was very loud and being only 50m or so from the beach over the dune you can even feel the vibration through the ground as the waves crash onto the beach.
We had a visit from a cat last night, we're not sure if it's a feral or a farm cat, either way it looked like it was pretty hungry. But not tame enough to come within a couple of meters.
After breakfast we took a walk along the beach, unfortunately this is a no fishing beach, you cannot even take shells from the beach, of which there are many, including some clam shells twice the size of my hand.
After being on the beach the 4 of us took a drive down to Quobba blow holes. What an amazing sight! The roar of the air before the sound of the jet of water pushing well up into the sky was a sight and sound worth experiencing. Whilst at the blowhole we could also see whales about 1 -
2 miles offshore providing their own display of shooting water into the air through their blowholes.
A trip up to the lighthouse atop of the hill provided a panoramic view out to the ocean and back through the hinterland. From here it was on to Quobba point, a caravan park with no amenities for $5.50 per night. You had to prove that you had a chemical toilet in order to camp here.
Back to camp for lunch before I headed of for a spot of fishing and exploring of the 4x4 tracks around the area. Fishing as usual was a total disaster. I elected to fish from the beach in a couple of spots along the coast but the only things I caught were snags! Maybe tomorrow I'll try fishing off the rocks?
On the travels though I dis see several eagles tucking into some road kill. There were several sheep that had been run over along the track and the eagles were enjoying their feed. Once back at camp I grabbed Sandy and took her back out to see the eagles.
Whilst we were out we noticed a guy out on the rocks fishing. We
pulled over and I went for a walk out to see if he was having any better luck than I had had earlier in the day. Not a thing. It looks like I'm not alone in not catching anything. Whilst talking to him I did notice a very large grey dorsal fin protrude from the water. Definitely not the place for a casual swim!
Back to camp for a magnificent sunset before getting ready for roast lamb (not road kill) for dinner. On the horizon are some rather menacing looking dark clouds, we have had a few drops of rain but not enough to even get the car wet. Let's hope there is no more to come......,
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