A couple of days away at South West Rocks

6 September, 2016

I had promised Lynn a trip to South West Rocks for some time. The main highway south to Sydney goes through Kempsey and she has often asked about South West Rocks when she sees the turn off sign. This is the perfect time of the year to visit as it is quiet there, the school kids are not on holiday and it’s whale watching season.

We managed to get a good deal on a couple of nights at an historical inn right near the beach so we packed the car and set off.

Dinner of fresh prawns, oysters and a very cold bottle of bubbly.

Our room has a big balcony. We find a butcher who sells fresh local seafood so we buy a kilo of prawns and some fresh oysters then head back via the bottle shop to pick up a cold bottle of champers. Perfect dinner on the balcony.

7 September, 2016

The view from our balcony.

It is a beautiful day the next morning so we head off for a walk on the beach then a drive to Smoky Cape lighthouse and a walk around Trial Bay Gaol.

The lighthouse and guesthouse at Smoky Cape.

View from the Lighthouse at Smokey Cape – South West Rocks.

Looking back at Smokey Cape.

South West Rocks hike in the National Park.

A very secluded beach.

The guardian of the lawn.

Trial Bay Gaol from the walking path through the bush.

Some of the friendly wildlife at South West Rocks.

We also spent the evening down by the caravan park watching whales not far from the beach. This has been a most relaxing couple of days and we agreed to return after more of our overseas adventures have been completed.