We started the trip in Collingwood where Charles packed us onto his 20 seater bus and gave us a running commentary on the history of the area, the bird life and the trees. We stopped at Cape Farewell, enjoyed the scenery and spotted some more seals swimming in the sea.
The sands blew constantly across the dunes, stinging our
legs and nestling in our eyes and ears.
We were on Farewell Spit, near to the gannet colony and the light house
keeper’s oasis. The gannets floated past us, putting on a fine display of
gliding, staring down at us just waiting for that mouth to open in awe.
The lighthouse was built in the late 1800’s, what a life for
the family with three small boys. Living
on a constantly moving sand dune. “But Dad I left my bike out there last night
and now its gone” – out comes the shovel. The family decided that sand blasting was not
a good life for their three sons and so decided to transport top soil and
seedlings to create the little oasis around the light house. Pine trees still stand strong, though the
vegetable and flower gardens have now been overtaken by lawn and
scrub.
Why does the light house have red socks? To support Sir Peter Blake's bid for the Americas Cup!!
Why does the light house have red socks? To support Sir Peter Blake's bid for the Americas Cup!!
On the way home, an icecream beckoned and then we wandered
through Collingwood, looking at the little church and old court house that is
now a café.
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