Blowholes at Point Quobba

24th June 2014

We travelled back up the coast to visit Point Quobba, a remote outpost where the ocean pounds through sea caves to produce spectacular sprays of water.  The coast here is treacherous, despite being inside the Ningaloo reef and many people have lost their lives to sudden king waves and surges.

Blowholes at Point Quobba

Treacherous seas at Point Quobba

By contrast just to the south of this is a delightful natural aquarium with calm water, coral and tropical fish.  The pool is bounded by a rocky island and a small reef making it a safe and tranquil place to swim.

Sheltered mini lagoon at Point Quobba

Behind the beach the sand dunes are windswept and desolate, we walked across the dunes to the light house which is set a good kilometre inland.

Point Quobba lighthouse

Along the back of the beach an odd little campground exists - I think people arrive here with vans and camp for months at a time.  Some people have erected more permanent tin structures so there seems to be quite a community.

Informal beach shack community

Back in Carnarvon we treated ourselves to lovely fresh fish and chips at a little cafe on the fishing harbour. The cafe overlooks the fascine channel and we watched the sunset over the sand island.




Good news today, the insurance company via our broker Ken Tame & Associates has re-imbursed the cost of the windscreen replacement less the $100 excess which we were expecting to pay.  This was excellent service and we are so pleased we insured with Ken via our CMCA [Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia] membership.