Well are we glad that we put South West Rocks on the itinery - what a great place. We are only sorry that we are staying for just one night - we have booked in at Port Macquarrie for the next two nights. Anyway we got here quite early and as soon as we had set up we went for a look round.
First stop was Akaroon National Parks which is home to the historic Trial Bay Gaol - the gaol was opened in 1886 as a works prison and it was utilised in WW1 as a German internment camp, closed in 1918. The gaol was built using local quarried pink granite, which is exceptionally hard. The walls that are still standing are a testament to this. It is built overlooking the headland with incredible views from the watch tower. There is also a caravan and camp ground there.
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| Entrance to gaol |
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| Concrete Baths |
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| Rows of individual cells |
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| View from the watch tower |
We then went to Hat Head National park where Smoky Cape lighthouse sits. The walk up to the lighthouse from the car park was quite steep but once up there the view were maginificent and we were once again treated to some whales breaching. There are plenty of walks around the national park and if more time was available you could spend a day there.
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| Lighthouse from car park |
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| View from lighthouse |
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| At the top |
After lunch we went to Horseshoe Bay - a safe swimming beach with crystal clear water and white sand. We sat for a while looking out to sea watching about 15 whales frolicking around. We have been quite lucky on this trip and have seen lots of whales. It is so hard to get photographs though, they are so quick.
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| Whale at Horseshoe Bay |
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| Whale at Horseshoe Bay
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| Off Horseshoe Bay
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| River from Caravan Park |
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