Breathing Rock was another highlight. This blowhole sucks in water from the waves and then expels it in a massive explosion. (Check out this video to see it in action.)

I think the captain said this cliff arch was called “Parrot Rock” or something like that, due to the profile of the opening.

Really interesting cliffs along this portion.

The tall dead trees poking up are the remnants of an old bushfire.

We saw lots of sea birds.

Finally we made it to The Friars, the rocks we’d glimpsed from East Cloudy Head the day before.

I’ll be honest – you can smell the fur seal colony before you even get there!

Everyone was entranced. We slowly cruised past in several directions so everyone could get photos.

We left the Friars and turned north to head for home. Everyone was excited to get away from the coast and look for whales!

Rodd was one of the first people to spot a school of dolphins that came up to play in our wake. They were extremely difficult to photograph though! You can just spot them under the water there. Unfortunately that was as close as we came to a whale…

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