End Of The Road

On our last day down south… we went alllll the way south!
As far as the road will go basically! Its the furthest south you can drive in Australia.
Then a short walk.

To a lookout with a life sized sculpture of a 3 month old Southern Right Whale

Of course, humans being human, back in the 1800’s they went on a whale hunting frenzy and just about hunted them to extinction.
Their name came about because they were the ‘right’ whales to kill. Slow moving, high in blubber and their oil burned more cleanly than the Northern Hemisphere whales.
They estimated before they started hunting there to be about 100,000. Today, only 2-3000 remain. 🙁

Right whales grow to around 15 metres and on average weigh 55 tonnes, although they can get up to 95!!

Cool and blustery here, but very pretty.

There are not many people further south than you when you stand down here.
Next stop is Antartica!

Looking around

And then almost tropical

Not a day for swimming though!

Popping down to the beach for a closer look

Pretty!

Time to head home…
With a quick stop so I could go see the start of the South Coast Track (or the finish)

By the way – we were in a National Park

This is not a hike for the faint hearted but it is on our ‘List’
6-8 days and a lot more rugged than the Overland Track.
You need to be experienced and completely self sufficient. No fancy huts on this trail!
Most start at the other end and finish here.
The start requires you to fly or boat in!!
There are full on river crossings, coast, beach, plains and mountain hiking.
It can snow any time of the year!
From what I’ve read there is a lot of mud involved haha

Have a peek at the walk notes here if you are curious.

Anyway, a lot more work is required and some serious mental preparation too before we embark on that one!

Hope you have had a fabulous weekend!

Cheers!