Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach

We started at Shakespeare's Cliff, looking into Cooks Beach, where he viewed the transit of Mercury across the sun as a means of firmly identifying the longitude at this point. Every day is a school day. Panoramic views. We had a 40-minute walk to Cathedral Cove. Spending most of the day enjoying the beauty and waiting for the tide to fall so we could walk through the arch to the next beach. Finally, the madness of Hot Water Beach. Here, you dig a hole in the sand and prostrate yourself in your homemade hot tub along with hundreds of strangers. You have to correctly position your pool. Too close to the sea is tepid, too near the rock source burns your feet.Read more