Just got back from Quobba (80kms NW of Carnarvon). The 'King Waves Kill' sign is true there are cairns on the rocks proving that people do disappear over the edge of the rocks all for the sake of a fish! Today is very warm (39 degrees) so the ocean was flat which meant not as much blowhole activity as we have seen on a previous visit. However we still got some good action shots. We climbed down to the edge of a blowhole and got drenched, that water comes up with a lot of force, was good chance to cool off. John tried his hand at fishing off the rocks (luckily I held on to the car keys so could get home if he fell over the edge) and caught two wrasse and a sweetlip all undersize so they got to live another day. Not sure if you can eat wrasse anyway? We checked out Quobba homestead with a view to maybe staying for a few days, which has a great website but a bit too rustic for our setup. There are also camping spots along the sand dunes ($7.50/night) which are popular and we may consider doing that in some time in the future. It was a good trip and is a must do if ever in Carnarvon. Here is an example of life on the road, a retired farmer and his wife have been staying in this caravan park since before we arrived and today he was giving away fresh tomatoes that he got from a plantation owner who had excess. I asked him when he was leaving and he said they were leaving tomorrow but now they have all these tomatoes (three green shopping bags full) they are going to stay longer and make chutney and relish! Sure beats working.
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