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We had a lovely relaxing morning as we didn't have to rush to get anywhere. The kids didn't sleep in so we were still awake early though. We had brekkie and the kids were desperate to play with the dogs next door. They had a play and then we went for a drive to the lagoon (which is great for snorkelling as its a coral filled lagoon with fish and shells in abundance) and the blow holes (which form a natural spectacle as the ocean is forced through sea caves before exploding out through holes in the rock, often the spray can reach 20 metres high). We found that majority of the waves were so big that they just rolled straight over the cliff faces. We could also see some whales in the distance. We watched the waves and whales for about 30 mins and then drove to the lighthouse to admire the view. One of the old guys in the park had a bit of a turn so an ambulance was called and it took about an hour to arrive. I forgot how unusual it was to hear a siren as I'm so used to hearing them at home on a daily basis. We then did a little 4WD in the sand looking for Billy to go fishing but we couldn't find him so Roger fished off the beach in front of our campsite instead. He fished for hours while the kids and I played in the sand and collected shells. Rog caught 3 small fish so he was very happy even though they were too small to keep. We then planned to go snorkelling but instead spoke to a couple from Manly for over an hour who we met last night (lovely people who remind Roger of Mark Phillips). Rog had to change the tyres around on the caravan as the two front wheels are wearing on the inside rim so he swapped them over. Josh rode his bike and Bronte and I sat at our little lookout (our mate Billy has set-up 3 chairs and a flag on the top of the hill and it has a view all over point quobba) watching the waves rolling in. We had flathead fillets for dinner and unfortunately no sunset tonight which was a shame as we were ready for it.
Point Quobba is a very relaxed camping area. The beach runs for miles and there is campsites a long way down. The fishing is really good and the lagoon has amazing marine life a few metres from the shore. A lot of people stay here for weeks as its so relaxing. We are only staying 3 nights which we are excited about. There are sheep which roam all around the hills and come right down to the campsite. They are part of Quobba Station. Josh thinks its great and is always up the hills looking for them when they aren't in view.
Rog tells me that Point Quobba is easy to find on a map as it's the furthest point away from Sydney (we wish it was closer!).
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