Our Ford Wildtrack passed the test. We packed with ease. Unfortunately, that meant that we bundled more than what was required. It
could truly comfortably fit a pet elephant.
Lunch was at Thwaites Bakehouse, since 1909. It is a quaint
non-pretentious place. The pie fillings were delicious but the pastry could be
better executed.
We drove past a pretty town called Camperdown which we
thought that would be a good place to stop over in the future to do
Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail. Its architecture oozed old world charm.
We bought food supplies from charming Port Fairy. Besides Port Fairy, we also discovered another place online to spend time at in the future after we arriving home, Budj Bim National Park, which is 50km North of Port Fairy.
Upon arrival at Cape Bridgewater Coastal Camp, we went about setting up
our tents. The children played Uno beside the cool shade that was cast by the
Wildtrack. They made friends with a couple of sheep dogs of our new neighbours.
A friendly man came to collect money for the nights we would
be staying. Without any proof that we had paid cash, we hoped that he was
legitimate. He apparently runs the Seal by Seat Tours.
After dinner of goat and pork steaks served with cherry
tomatoes and bread, we went for an evening walk to the Shelly Beach. It was
quite windy and cold compared to the previous days we have had in Melbourne.
The walk was easy as it was 15 minutes downhill from our campground. To get to
the beach itself, we had to descend down some timber stairs.
The tide was out but it was about to turn. As we announced that
fact to the children, Ella Mae became quite alarmed, panicked and started
running. I had to explain to her that it was safer to walk with us away from
the beach rather than run as the danger of the water coming in was not
immediate and the chances of her tripping whilst in a panic was high.
The fresh air made us all very sleepy and we slept even
before the sun disappeared from the horizon.
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