Lighthouse Campsite

We've been at Lighthouse Campsite, Barra, for the past 3 days, and have another 3 till we pack up again and move on. This campsite is only a 45min walk down the beach from Barra Lodge, but the adventure along the sandy road to get here took us a little longer than that. Firstly Alex wanted to explore the area a bit and see if he could find the famous surfing spots because the swell was predicted to be pretty large during our stay, but after taking a wrong turn along a sandy track we got quite stuck and had to deflate the tires a lot which wasn't a bad thing because the rest of the way to our campsite was on a soft sandy track too. So we didn't find any of the surf spots, but we did stumble upon a great little deli on the main road into Tofo (little surf/backpackers town near Barra), where we stopped for a light gourmet lunch, and stocked up on a few little luxuries (It's called 'chilli', for those visiting the area sometime in the future).
Lighthouse Campsite as you can guess is on the tip of a rocky part of the beach, and has a classic lighthouse shining it's magic every night. I don't know how to describe it, and I couldn't possibly take a photo that would capture how absolutely stunning the scene is when you stand outside at night, with SO SO many stars in the sky, and then with the big rays of the brilliant lighthouse shining around and around. The lighthouse is about 20 meters from our Truck, so we get to see the top of it glowing and turning, which really is a magical scene.
Apart from the position of this campsite, it really doesn't have much else to offer. The beach is great, and on low tide there is a lovely rockpool that we can safely snorkel in. The rest of the time the kids have been loving the waves. Alex has taken the StandUp Paddle Board out a few times, but it's been a bit too 'choppy' for me.
On our first day here we decided to do the long walk back up the beach to Barra Lodge so we could book ourselves a few more dives. The kids were great, no complaints the whole way there and back. Of course we managed to sneak in a swim at their pool while we were there before the long walk back to the Lighthouse. Alex then walked the whole way there again early the next morning for a dive, and he will do it again tomorrow morning.... things are obviously getting busy there because they have told him to be there at 6h30! I am sure it will be worth the early morning, it always it! We are already looking forward to when the kids are 10 years old, so we can all go scuba diving as a family, they are hooked on snorkeling already! For now though Alex can enjoy the early ones, and I'll enjoy the sleep in!