Peter and Vicki's Travel Blog: Pambula, Eden and into Victoria

Goodbye new South wales and hello Victoria!

First stop after saying goodbye to lovely Pambula was beautiful Eden set amongst rolling hills. It is the most southerly town in NSW. An historic whaling port and a modern hub for fishing, forestry and tourism.

A wood chip facility on the southern shore of Two Fold Bay

Eden, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eden has an interesting whaling history

The whalers used Orcas to help with the hunt - the killer whales would trap humpback whales that entered Twofold Bay, the whales would then be harpooned, and the orcas rewarded with prize pieces of the humpback carcasses.

When a whale spouting was sighted from the tower a puff of gunpowder signalling the whalers to start the hunt

The whaling signal tower on the headland at the entrance to Twofold Bay

Picturesque Twofold Bay

The bay was named by George Bass, for its shape of two bights.^[2] The northern bight is called Calle Calle Bay;^[3] while the southern bight is known as Nullica Bay.

The bay is also known for the "Killers of Eden", the killer whales which helped a group of whalers in their search for other whales. The best-known of these was Old Tom whose skeleton is preserved in Eden's local museum.^[4] -From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Whaling Museum overlooks the bay - home of Old Tom

Into Victoria and a lunch stop at the little village of Cann River........popular with travellers on the Pacific Highway between Sydney and Melbourne. Lots of cafes in town!