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| Our Bridport campsite |
Wednesday 17 November we decided Bridport would be our next destination. On our way there, we stopped at Hollybank Treetops Adventure to have a look at the flying fox rides, but the day was extremely windy so we gave that a miss - maybe we could try again on our way back to the north coast in January. We arrived in Bridport and very glad to find it was sunny, although very windy. We set up camp in the caravan park which goes for 2km along the beach front, where we had waterfront views for $25 per night, not bad! After our walk in the afternoon, the weather turned very cool with gale force winds. The next day we enjoyed lots of warm sunshine on the little beach in front of our campsite - having the beach all to ourselves. Paulie even tried a spot of fishing, but no nibbles unfortunately. We had drinks on the beach later in the arvo and then walked to the pub for dinner, watching the locals play in a pool competition which was becoming a bit rowdy by the time we left! The next day was mostly sunny but with a cold wind again.
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| Legerwood tree carving |
On Saturday we headed for the east coast via Scottsdale, then Legerwood where we stopped to see the memorial trees - nine trees were planted back in 1918 to honour soldiers killed in World War 1. In 2001 the condition of the trees proved unsafe and the community were devastated they would lose their memorials, so in 2004 it was suggested the stumps be carved into a likeness of each soldier.
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| Binalong Bay |
We then drove on to St Helens and then up to Binalong Bay (free camping at Cosy Corner North). Wow, this is a truly beautiful beach and thankfully we saw it on a lovely sunny (but of course windy) day. I took lots of photos of the stunning views as we walked along the beach and up over the rocks. The sand is so white and the water so blue, but way too cold for swimming - it was arctic. The next day it was cold and raining so we moved on - plus I was not handling the extremely smelly pit toilets situation! Scamander was our next stop for one night - not much to report on there though.
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| Bicheno from Whalers Lookout |
Monday 22 November we arrived in Bicheno, settled into our campsite and then did a bike ride around town. Next day was a beautiful hot day of an unbelievable 35 degrees. We did a morning walk to Whalers Lookout over Waubs Bay and after breakfast did a one hour foreshore walk to the Blow Hole. We slept in til late next morning and then did more walks before the afternoon rains came, forcing us to commence happy hour early - what a shame!
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| Wineglass Bay lookout |
We drove to Coles Bay on Thursday, staying near Muirs Beach. It was an overcast day with light drizzle but we did the walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout. Back at camp that afternoon we had a couple of drinks in the nearby Tavern while watching the Ashes cricket on TV and also had a nice little win on the Keno there. Next morning it was drizzly again but we strolled along the nearby beautiful Muirs Beach with views of The Hazards mountain range. We then walked around the waterfront in the afternoon, more drinks over cricket at the Tavern and another Keno win woohoo! More walks next day including Tourville Bay lookout.
