Ramblings from the road
Easter is over and it appears there is a movement of people, either back to Perth or onto other touring spots. We make our way about 55kms south-east to Shannon National Park, stopping along the way to walk along the Tone River to the Chidilup Pool.
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Broke camp at a very slow pace and drove to our reconnoited “Easter spots”. Found a good site by the river where not much room for an Easter hoarde… we thought!
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Another one of our favourite camping places is Wilson’s Promontory, one of the most scenic and spectacular areas in Victoria. Rugged mountain ranges with gigantic rocks, boulders as big as office blocks and densely grown bushland surrounded by beautiful beaches.
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Broke camp and drove some 50 kms south to Alexander Bridge campground which is on the Blackwood River about 25 kms from Augusta. Canebrake Pool, like Baden Powell Pool, was a good spot and provided excellent river camping. Alexander Bridge continues this theme; the Blackwood River is quite substantial here (wide and deep).
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Our central-Kakadu camping safari tour was a hectic, but very enjoyable one, not only for the bit beautiful places we visited but also the real nice people we met on the way.
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Friday March 3rd, 1989, 5:30 PM, we arrived at Zeally Bay Caravan Park in Torquay, booked a campsite spot and were told to select one on the back fence.
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In 1986, our whole family, Marg, myself, Craig and Brett undertook our first camping trip to Queensland and back.
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We head 80kms south to Mandurah, largely a holiday destination for Perthites, to visit a friend who generously opened his house (overlooking the Peel Inlet) to us for a few days.
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Not too crowded, fairly basic camp spot – pit toliets (ok), no fresh water, no fees & wood is supplied for camp fires. More of a fishing spot. During our stay we visited Hopetown (30kms west), Fitzgerald National Park where we walked up East Mt. Barren (2hrs return), take an ok 4WD track into Quoin Head, a secluded bay with a river outlet nestled between two cliffs. Also went fishing with a chap (Peter), who we met in the camp ground. We started off ok with a few bites but Julie had to finish early after getting a touch of mal de mer.
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Marg and I took up camping in 1985 because we both love the Australian bush, the country air and all the other things the ‘great outdoors’ brings you. It also gave us a chance to be by ourselves, away from a busy houseful of friends, girlfriends and anyone else who felt free to walk in.
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