I’d just about finished this post - and lost it all. Not happy Jan. Hence this will be the shorter version!
Lorne,
Was for us a real disappointment. The town itself is lovely, so worth a drive through but the Caravan Park was dirty and unloved. It had a stench about it that Jayne and I couldn’t tolerate, We were sent across the road to the lesser park - where the dog people are sent. Clearly this mob don’t like dogs ….or their owners?
Fish Creek
We had wanted to visit this little village ever since we had seen it on Backroads. We’d check it out and found that you could free-camp behind the Pub if you bought a meal. We were excited to give this a try. Sadly, the food at the Pub was dreadful as was the wine. Expensive stay with little joy. We did get a nice coffee and toastie at a little Cafe called Little Oberon. Would recommend it.
Meanwhile Dex had been sick for a few days and was not improving,
Toora was our next stop to try and let Dex rest and recuperate. Non of us did either. We were all tired, and Jayne and I were quite worried about the boy. However I did get to find and walk another ‘Rail Trail’. Photos on FB Where’s Whimsy. Sadly its difficult to get photos up on this site. Toora is a tiny town with huge Wind Turbines that overlook the caravan park and the town. The residents. in the early 1990’s needed their own power supply so they attempted there own Hydro Scheme - which failed - and then turned to wind-which has proved very successful. On one occassion, getting up to take poor Dex to the toilet at around 2 am I wondered what the strange noise. was for a brief second. Yep, it was the woosh woosh of very large blades…..Made me chuckle after I realised what it was.
Sale - to the Vet again
Dex just wasn’t picking up. We were really worried. He couldn’t keep anything in his body. The Vet in Sale put him on antibiotics and he picked up within two days. He is great now,
Sale is a lovely city. We really like the Caravan Park we use here. It’s the Sale Motor Village. Large grassy sites and its an easy walk to town. Its the second time we have stayed here. Lovely walks - I tried two. One, The Old Princes Highway and one along the Sale canal. Nice. Nearly as good as the ‘Rail Tails’ I’ve become attracted to.
Orbost or Bust!
We are here in Orbost now instead of Loch Sport, because we stayed a little longer in Sale to ensure Dex was well and truly on the mend. We have never been here before, but we have both decided we love it. Cute little town with everything you need. No Bunnings, but the next best thing! We are walking today to see what we can see and there is a ‘Rail Trail’, so I’m in!
The leaves have turned. as they do this time of year and its a sight to behold. Very very pretty place this time of year. The one Caravan Park in Orbost is very close to town and is grassy and well loved. We’d recommend stopping here if you are in the vicinity. We will be back. We rate the park a good 8/10
Off to Mallacoota tomorrow…… we think………