点评:Watamula Hole is located in WestPunt and accessed via a small portion of paved road with the last kilometre or so via a pot hole riddled dirt road. I walked to Watamula the morning after a rain and the road was interesting to navigate as the pot holes were full of water so if in a vehicle it would have been difficult to determine how deep the potholes were, and there are some deep ones. The second visit we went in our truck and it was a slow but totally doable drive. We saw several small vehicles that successfully made the drive as well but I would not have put a small car through the road.
Watamula hole is a hole that has eroded in the island coral stone, called the eye of the island, where water enters and waves splash out. Also along the full length of the iron shore the waves crash against the coral with the spray generating lots of mini rainbows. Over slightly from the hole is a crevice in the iron shore where you can hear what seems to be the island breathing / snoring.
The iron shore is very sharp and uneven and I highly recommend running shoes to protect the soles of your feet and give you stability.
When you are driving down the dirt road you will think you are on the wrong path but keep going straight. eventually you will pass a blue recycling bin, keep going straight for another about 800 m. You will reach a T junction, take the left to Watamula (the right goes to a closed light house that is not accessible via a vehicle.) Follow the left path until you reach the iron shore where there will be a small parking area and a covered sun shelter with picnic tables.
There is no cost to visit or park at Watamula.
翻译:Watamula 洞位于 WestPunt,可通过一小段铺好的路到达,最后大约一公里则是坑坑洼洼的土路。我在雨后的早晨步行前往 Watamula,这条路很有意思,因为坑洼里满是水,所以如果开车的话很难确定坑洼有多深,而且有些坑洼很深。第二次去的时候我们开着卡车去,虽然速度很慢,但完全可以开过去。我们看到几辆小型车也顺利开过去了,但我不会开着小型车穿过这条路。
Watamula 洞是岛上珊瑚石上侵蚀形成的洞,被称为岛之眼,水从这里进入,海浪从这里溅出。沿着整个铁岸,海浪冲击着珊瑚,浪花飞溅,形成了许多小彩虹。洞口稍远处是铁岸上的一个裂缝,你可以听到似乎是岛屿在呼吸/打鼾。
铁岸非常锋利且凹凸不平,我强烈建议您穿跑鞋来保护脚底并保持稳定。
当您沿着土路行驶时,您会以为自己走错了路,但请继续直行。最终,您会经过一个蓝色的回收箱,继续直行约 800 米。您将到达一个 T 型路口,向左转至 Watamula(向右转至一座封闭的灯塔,车辆无法到达)。沿着左边的路走,直到到达铁岸,那里有一个小型停车场和一个带野餐桌的遮阳棚。
参观 Watamula 或在那里停车是免费的。