We did have an early start today and were up and off walking
to our pick up point at 05:45. We were first on the bus and so got the pick of
the seats.
There were 15 of us including the driver and we made our way
to Wilsons Promontory National Park for most of the morning. Annoyingly our
guide made us all do introductions over the bus microphone detailing our names
and where we’re from etc including one interesting fact about ourselves. Most
people had television appearances or background roles in films, Danny used
travelling as the interesting thing with him at the moment but Corrie had
nothing… zilch. This clearly was eating away at her all day as she kept stating
that she still hadn’t come up with anything interesting… and still hasn’t!
We then had a walk around and up some granite rocks and made
our way to Squeaky Beech; a beech where the sand mostly consists of silica and
this causes a squeaky effect as you walk through it. It is also good for
polishing jewellery due to it being very very fine and a gentle abrasive; we
stopped for 5 or 10 minutes to clean up our Saint Christopher necklaces.
On the way out of the place we drove along a road from which
you could see both the Pacific Ocean and the Southern Ocean simultaneously.
Next was a stop at a huge grass landing strip where we’d
have the chance to try and see some more kangaroos and emus. We did, whilst at
the same time disappointing our guide who’d bet it’d be the most roos we’d ever
have seen in our lives at once… not for us two! He also pointed out a red back
spider lurking under a tyre used to mark our the landing strip; tyres that the
both of us had just been stood on wearing flip flops.
We then made our way to the Lakes Entrance where we’d be
staying the night, getting to see an echidna along the way. We also took part
in a trivia quiz called the “who on the bus has the biggest brain quiz” though
we were pretty pathetic, even working as the only duo!
Just before we arrived at our accommodation we stopped at a
lookout where we got some nice view of the surroundings but also of the
pelicans there, and they are huge; though we both agree that the Wedgey is far
more impressive even though they are of similar wingspan.
The sad part about this day was the sleeping arrangements at
our accommodation; we were split into male and female dorms and so, yes, we
were separated for the night. Just before our lonesome nights we had the
opportunity to partake in a bit of “Tim Tam Slamming” which basically involves
drinking tea through a chocolate biscuit known as a Tim Tam, then slamming it
into your mouth before the biscuit disintegrates. Danny allowed Corrie to have
his Tim Tam as he doesn’t drink tea… plus he’s just kind like that!
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