It was about a 3.5 hr drive. Eventually we got to a national park, and the roads turned to gravel and the forest got denser. we went through a grove, and the trees were fuuuull of koalas! Usually koalas don't congregate, but apparently this grove of eucalyptus was too good to eat alone. Steve deemed a group a koalas a "session", which I think is a perfect term for them.
We got to the campsite, which was just up a small path from the beach.
We set up camp and went down to the beach for awhile in the late afternoon. It was pretty isolated and there were maybe one or two other families around. In the evening we made veggie skewers on the camping stove. There was a campfire pit next to our campsite, so we went over and chatted with some other campers. Ruby and I roasted marshmallows and made s'mores. After a few beers, I got really sleepy and went to bed early. I had my own small tent, and the sound of the ocean lulled me to sleep. Best sleep in weeks!
On Wednesday we woke up and went into a small town nearby for breakfast. We wandered around a bit, went to a secondhand store. Stopped by the beach for a quick swim. Casper found a hat on the ground in a skatepark, and looks suuuper cute in it.
After awhile we drove back through the woods to the campsite. We had a picnic on the beach, and the Steve and Casper and I decided to go explore the rock cliffs and walk along the coast. It was so amazing, though sometimes a bit rough on our bare feet.
Found some cool caves.
We walked for over an hour looking for a beach around the next corner, but "around the corner" kept being more rocks, so eventually we turned back. In the evening we packed up the campsite and made dinner with some fellow campers we had met the night before. After dinner, we went back down to the beach to watch the sun set and ran into this guy.
Wallabies are really cute. It's official.
The sunset was gorgeous. Casper and I played around in the sand.
Ruby and Steve played around in the sand too.
Mommy and baby had a sunset moment.
All in all, it was a gorgeous evening.
We eventually piled back in the car for the 3 hr drive home. We got home after midnight and I passed out with sand between my toes and saltwater in my hair. I wish we could have stayed camping longer! Alas, all good things must come to an end. Only a few days left in Melbourne! I'm going to miss this family!
Location:Camping in the Otways
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