Posted on 13 October 2025
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Mum Today we did a bit more site seeing along the coastal scenic drives. First we
headed back out to see Whistling Rock and the Blowholes to see if they were a
bit more active (it was closer to high tide). The Whistling Rocks was making a
lot more noise, but sadly the Blowholes were still not spraying any water. As a
consolation we did see a few dolphins swim by, and there were lots of lizards
running around on the sand dunes - it was rather entertaining watching the
lizards chase each other around.
Next we made our way to the Westwall Way Loop. Here we stopped at Smooth Pool to
spend time searching the rock pools for fish, crabs, shrimp, seaweed, limpets
and more. Once we had our fill of the pools we drove further down the coast to
Speeds Point and had a quick look out over the bay. To complete the loop we
stopped at Yanerbie Sandhill. We found a good spot to get out and have a play.
The kids did a lot of jumping down the dunes and climbing back up again until
they tired themselves out and it was time to head home.
Posted on 12 October 2025
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Mum Today we packed up camp and headed the 70km down the coast to the Islands
Caravan Park in Streaky Bay. We all agreed that the caravan park had the
fanciest toilet and shower setup of any caravan park we have been too.
While setting up camp Theo discovered that Waffle (the crochet whale) had lost
an eye. Until we could find a replacement eye Olivia offered to make him an eye
patch. He looks pretty good now.
In the afternoon we headed out on the Cape Bauer Loop scenic drive. Most of the
drive was on dirt roads, and with the late afternoon heat we saw lots and lots
of shingle back lizards basking on and beside the road.
The main stop was at Whistling Rocks and the Blowholes. The tide was a little
low for the rocks to be doing a lot of whistling, but we did hear it a few
times. We spent a while watching the waves roll in below the lookout and shoot
up through the small holes in the rock shelf. The next bay over from the
Whistling Rocks had the Blowholes, but the tide was too low for action, so we
had to settle for enjoying the view of the cliffs in the late afternoon sun.
We stopped in at the Streaky Bay township on the way home to walk out along the
old pier and check out the cage swimming area before grabbing dinner.
