Grand Ocean Drive

The Grand Pacific Drive is 140 kms long from Royal National Park near Sydney south to Kiama. 

We of course did it in reverse started at Shellharbour with our first stop being the Port Kembla Lookout which had really good views of the Port Kembla Harbour and Steelworks

and looking south along the coastline to Shellharbour and Kiama.

The next stop was Flagstaff Point and the harbour in Wollongong. This area was very busy with people everywhere and several tour buses parked.

This point is one of only 2 places in Australia to have 2 lighthouses (can't remember where the other one is). There is a small old one and a large modern one.

Back in the car again and continuing north to Thirroul and lunch, from there the next stop was the Sea Cliff Bridge.

The bridge is built around the cliff-face butting out over the ocean. We stopped and walked across the bridge as that is the best way to appreciate the magnificence of the bridge structure,

but oh Lordy I thought I was going to die it was soooo cold and windy, but me being me we persevered and did the walk. The return walk across the bridge is approximately 2.4 kms.

Next stop was the Lawrence Hargraves Lookout where we stopped and watched heaps of Hang Gliders taking off and landing. There were some really tame Rosellas here that were walking around our feet, guessing they get fed titbits from people all the time and are now reliant on us for food.

From the lookout we entered the Royal National Park. Had a look at Garie Beach and Governor Game Lookout and Wattamolla Beach

and then decided to call it a day as it was getting late and it was a long drive back to Shellharbour.