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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (21) Kiama was built along a pretty wavy section of the coast, so from the points you get beautiful views back at the surrounding headlands.
I think this is a view of Pheasant Point from an area of Kiama Harbour on the north side of Blowhole Point. Leave a Comment
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"Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican!
His bill holds more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Enough food for a week.
But I'm darned if I know how the helican."
Dixon Lanier Merritt
(1879-1972)
These huge black and white birds with pale pink bills and pouches are one of only 7 or 8 species of pelicans worldwide (internet resources disagree on how many). The Pelicanus conspicillatus, or spectacled pelican, has a wingspan of about 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 m, and it's nearly 2 meters long. They are generally seen all over Australia, as well in other areas of the Pacific.
There is a pelican statue at the harbour area on the north side of Blowhole Point in Kiama, dedicated to a dead pelican who was found to have several plastic bags in its stomach.
The message? Dispose of litter properly, and realize that many animals/birds who live in/around the water are attracted to plastics, which appear to them to be their natural foods. Inevitably plastics cause fatalities once ingested.... or even strangulation if looped around necks, etc. Leave a Comment
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I've heard that this hole can really blow, but it wasn't doing that much today. It takes precise timing to get the right pictures, because if you wait until the WHOMP, you've already missed your shot! Leave a Comment Address: Blow Hole ParkDirections: At the end of the road.... As you come in to the park, keep to the right branch of the road, go up the hill, and out to the point where there is parking.
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You must walk down to see the blow hole... but do be careful. There were people wandering beyond the warning signs and they were just asking for trouble. The blow hole was quite spectacular as it was.. and there was an immense variety of people visiting it. Leave a Comment Directions: South of Sydney ... and the Blow hole is out at the point...
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Bearing in mind the rugged nature of the coastline, it's quite surprising that there is a harbour at Kiama, albeit not one where an ocean liner might berth.
Fishing is what this harbour is all about and there are at least four charter vessels on offer to take you and your money out on the ocean.
There's also an ideally situated restaurant and the whole thing is easily accessed by the walkway that follows the coastline, something that other places could take note of, especially at how well it's been made. Leave a Comment
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If you get the chance then go out to the Minnamurra Rainforest... They have a tourist information centre, board walks to waterfalls, souvenirs, cafe, picnic area, guided tours etc...
It's open daily from 9 am to 5 pm (except Christmas Day)
There is a fee of $11 per car to get into the park. Leave a Comment Address: Budderoo National ParkPhone: 02 4236 0469
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Inland from Kiama there are abundant amounts of waterfalls and escarpments where the sandstone plateaus drop dramatically into the canyons below.
Most of them are part of National Parks and Wildlife and all represent worthwhile day trips but you can manage a few in one hit.
One of my favourites is Fitzroy Falls that also has Twin Falls and The Grotto at the same location. Leave a Comment
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It was fun to just stand back and watch the Blowhole- as its very unpredictable sometimes it just spurts out mist while other it spurts out metres high. Leave a Comment
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