Tuesday 20 January 2015
We walked along Bicheno’s Foreshore Footway and
Drew found wild blackberries growing beside the path – some were very tart, but
those that were sweet were delicious.
From here we went to a point where we could see Governor Island Marine
Reserve and could see hundreds, or possibly thousands, of Crested Terns, who
use the island as a rookery. We also saw
a seal (or maybe a sea lion) on top of nearby Alligator Rock. We continued along the path to the Blow Hole
which was very active due to today’s rough and windy weather. We walked up to the top of Whaler’s Lookout,
where in the past someone would watch for passing whales to alert the whale
boats to commence the chase. On the way
back to our accommodation we stopped off at a playground for Hayden to have a
play.
Unfortunately the windy weather meant that our
kayaking trip with Freycinet Paddles was cancelled – this way very
disappointing as this had been one of the key things I had wished to do in
Bicheno – something to do next time! We
also could not do the glass bottomed boat tour of Governor Island Marine
Reserve due to the weather.
