END OF THE ROAD

After visiting the Ida Bay Railway we drove on for half an hour to the farthest point that can be reached by road in Australia. It is at Cockle Bay. To get there we went through some lush forest and followed a stunning coastline bordered by white beaches. A five minute walk took us to the end of the road at the edge of the southern coast where it is marked by a large sculpture of a whale. A sad reminder of a whaling industry that only stopped because whales were almost made extinct. At least the location is in a National Park and will not become a "Lands End" development like in the UK.