It was cold this morning but turned into a pleasant sunny day. We refuelled at Nundroo at an unexpectedly wet and muddy roadhouse, where the price was reasonable. The mechanic could have repaired our Anderson plug, but was busy fitting new tyres so we decided not to wait.
It is only 163kms from the Fowlers Bay caravan park to the Head of Bight Whale Centre. There is plenty of parking near the entrance, but the drop toilets are to be avoided. It costs $15 per adult concession. We saw a group of families balk at the $45 charge for a family of four, but the fees are reasonable considering the cost of staff, and establishing and maintaining the centre, the walkways, parking and other facilities.
As well as being able to see southern right whales, the scenery is spectacular with sand dunes to the east of the lookouts and the magnificent Bunda Cliff to the west. The cliff extends 200kms to the Western Australian border. There are two whales lolling in the water in this photo.
Without a telephoto lens it is hard to get decent photos, but I found these pics on line. We saw about a dozen mother and calf pairs, but they were not breaching.
We are camped at a free site just outside the gates, with trucks on the highway visible in the distance. There are no facilities here other than a high fence, so vehicles are meant to be fully self contained. There is a warning not to leave dogs out overnight because of dingos. I saw a sandy coloured dingo on our drive in, initially thinking it was a deer because of it colouring. The sunset was impressive.
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