Saturday 5th May 2018
As I sit here under the shelter in the dark at a grey nomad road stop I ponder the amazing day we had today. This holiday presents opportunities to explore around every corner. Today we woke beside the ocean at Blowholes Campground Quobba Point which ended up a freebie as there was nowhere to pay in an honesty box and the ranger didn’t show to collect money. Lucky us, that helps the daily average accommodation costs. After breakfast we went for a walk to “The Aquarium”, which was noted in the Lonely Planet book as being a great place to snorkel. This did not disappoint. It was the most amazing experience, the number of fish, the different species, colours, patterns, shapes and sizes was incredible. We saw an octopus and sea slugs as well. Plus the beautiful coloured corals – pink, purple, green, yellow and brown. It was the best snorkelling I have ever experienced including the Barrier Reef. We were out there for 1.5 hours.

We then went on an exploration up the coast through a couple of stations (Quobba and Gnarraloo). These were through private property but as they offer accommodation and camping we were able to drive through them to the deserted bay. The only downside to this little side trip was that it was 60km each way on a dirt road. Some parts better than others.

The first stop was Red Bluff on Quobba Station which is a big surfing beach, unfortunately no big waves today but that’s ok, the view and scenery was amazing.

Then on to Gnarraloo Bay which is obviously on Gnarraloo Station. This was a big fishing spot but also a magic spot for a swim, the water was quite warm, very salty and picturesque. We had two swims here, one before and one after lunch.

We then headed back to Blowholes to see the actual blowholes as we didn’t get to that this morning. We weren’t really expecting them to be working as there was no surf but they surprised us.

Decision time again as it was almost 5pm. To stay or to move on a little towards Coral Bay. Moving on won this time, we are starting to slip in to old habits again. We managed to arrive just before dark, but only just. Well nighty night. We will see what tomorrow’s adventure entails tomorrow.