We took a bit of a drive up the coast, and now were at a very popular surf beach in Kiama. We're definitely not getting in the water here! It looks SO cold! We went to a popular tourist spot the blowhole. It's literally formed by just a hole in the rock structure that formed around the beach area and when water is pushed up through it it sprays quite high out the top of it. So literally, making a blow hole.
Here I am with the blow hole, as you can see it sprayed right when the photo was taken. Sara also took an additional photo as it was doing it quite a bit at that time... there was a couple photos that took longer than others - seemed to take forever sometimes. Especially in the heat, it was very humid and warm up in Kiama today. The blow hole obviously has a large walking area and fences around it, unfortunately there have been people that weren't thinking clearly and were killed by the blow hole. Quite a few people actually - so they made sure that didn't happen again...
Walking around the backside of the blow hole we got to see the entrance of the blow hole, where the water is forced through (picture 3)... it doesn't look like much but that's a straight drop from where I am. I'm glad Sara's holding tight to me!
Pictures 4 and 5 are of the ocean surrounding the entrance and the blow hole. Really puts it into perspective about how massive the ocean really is... it just seems to go forever!
Walking up we got to see the Kiama lighthouse... there was a small information board about the lighthouse:
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Avoiding The Rocks
The Kiama Lighthouse was completed in 1887, 11 years after the creation of the Robertson Basin. It was designed in the Colonial Architects' Office by Edward Moriarty. The light had to be imported from England and the completion of the structure was the cause of much celebration.
The light improved maritime safety along the rocky coastline that had claimed numerous vessels in the preceding years. It was automated in 1920. |
Heading back to the car, we got a very nice view of the beach and Kiama... so of course, a photo opportunity! Sara took a video of some of the seagulls
here, because she had a bag (where we stayed) the seagulls automatically assumed we had food. There was one bird that was extremely territorial and wanted everything (even though I didn't have any food)... I kinda felt bad! Ah well! Someone else no doubt will come along and feed them! :-)