Saturday, 9 August 2014

Caught you didn't I? You thought that I would forget again, but here I am to do today's blog. 
Last night our solo campsite stayed solo, nobody else stopped to join us and nobody came to annoy us, so basically it was successful. Elaine lit one of her pyrotechnical fires using wood cut with our new chainsaw and we enjoyed a BBQ meal. This morning I took a walk up and down the road, but there was nothing special to see, just bushes and grass. Then at the early hour, for us, of 8.30am we were on the way with the spare driver, me, driving. 15km down the road we turned off onto an unsealed road and drove 9km to Barn Hill Station caravan park. The road was a bit rough but was manageable for the short distance involved through 2 station gates, which naturally had to be opened and closed after our transit. There were also quite a lot off vehicles going the other way, so it was fairly likely that we would be able to book in. Which we did choosing a site that had power, shade and limited ocean view. Not quite millionaires row but very nice, the best views are on a sand dune type cliff face with uninterrupted ocean views, but very little shade, no power and everyone had a generator ready to go!
We set up settled in, Elaine did a bit of her washing and we went down to the beach. The walk is only about 100mtrs to the staircase down, probably 100 steps, to a big, beautiful, white sand open ocean beach. The was our first salt water swim since leaving home, in fact my first beach swim in I don't know how many years, and it was very refreshing. The difference between fresh water and salt water for swimming is quite noticeable. The other thing about this beach is the beautiful rocks of many sizes, many shapes and colours, mainly the colours are red and white stripes. Tonight is roast night, bring your own plates, cutlery, chairs, table,etc but a 3 course roast for only $16!


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