After a windy night we woke to a beautiful sunny day – which was great as we had planned to drive to Deep Creek Conservation Park and go to Blowhole Beach where there may have been some surf.

Entering the Park, we hit dirt roads and came to the turnoff to Blowhole Beach – a steep descent on dirt roads – with a warning at the start…

The Ranger handled the descent well and the views were spectacular.

Blowhole Beach was smaller than expected but beautiful nevertheless… some of us made the final walk down to the beach for a swim.

Unfortunately, the surf was small, but the water again was clean and clear, and we enjoyed the swim…. apart from the sand crab that grabbed Trev’s big toe and drew blood!

Rosie was enjoying a walk on the beach – Klaus was doing his paparazzi thing, but Rose was not impressed – seems she only works the camera for Dave….

After exploring the beach, we made the trek back up the hill… the Weiss Landcruiser making quick work of the steep ascent!

The surrounding farmland with velvety hills rolling down towards the beach were picturesque. Grass trees were dotted everywhere – the species here is large, rounded with very tall and thick flowering spikes…

We stopped at the top of the hill to take in the awesome view.  A mob of kangaroos were resting in the shade. Kangaroo Island could be seen in the distance.

We drove on to the Trig Campground where the walk to Deep Creek Waterfall started. Klaus noticed that his aerial was missing – it was connected securely when we were at Blowhole Beach – Branch appeared out of nowhere and it was determined after some discussion that it was stolen while parked in the carpark at Blowhole Beach.

Before starting the walk, we had some lunch in the shade then headed up to start the walk.

Trev deciphered the description of the walk as “easy” to the group (check out the actual description in the photo below!!)

The walk started out easy, but it was quite a warm day with very little breeze. As we got into the walk the track became a little rocky and uneven and we started to descend into the valley. After walking for about 30 mins, we met another couple coming back who informed us that the waterfall was still about 15mins away…. But the track was very challenging ahead with steep steps so Kerry decided to stop and wait – Gordie decided to stay with Kerry so Trev gave them our car keys so they could go back to the car.

Dave and Rose were machines racing ahead, while Trev, Beryl and Klaus brought up the rear. The walk did get very steep, but we finally made it to the bottom…and the creek and waterfall. The waterfall only had a trickle of water running over it into a deep dark pool. The rockface was unusual with a large white limestone rock protruding out the middle of the waterfall surrounded by black rock. The falls would have been great if there had been rain.

What goes down must come back up…and so we started the long haul up the track in the heat – Dave again leading the pack. Trev held back and gave Beryl inspiration and moral support….it took us 2 hrs plus to get back but we all finally made it. A great butt and thighs workout some may say!! Trev then revealed what was actually written on the sign…. Some people may have been ready to strangle him after the harrowing experience however on reflection it was a good walk to have done.

We headed back for Rapid Bay and some well deserved rest… some of us went down to the front and had a swim in the bay – very refreshing while others put their feet up.

Trev tried his hand at Jamie Oliver outdoor cooking for dinner….

The almost full moon made an interesting appearance over the hill – our last night in Rapid Bay.