Good morning Elliston!!
Had the best nights sleep last night in all the time I’ve been away. Nice and toasty in the tent. It’s true what they say about the gear you have though. I spent a little extra and bought a thermal sleeping sock and a new pillow and it is so well worth it. Kicking back now after boiling the kettle for breaky.
Camp kitchen Kimmie
Found this giant wondering the park this morning
What’s the plan for today, lets see………check out the van park and see what’s actually available and see if I can get free wi-fi from the office. The lady recommends that I take the opportunity to explore and take the Anxious Bay Clifftop Drive….it’s dirt road she says….argh!! but it’s good dirt you should be fine. With her trusty words of encouragement, Dudley and I head off for a morning tour.
First stop is the Elliston Jetty (don’t tell Smurfette, she’ll be pissed at us for not bringing her along – she loves jetties). It’s a little blowey this morning but the sun is out and the sea-gulls are gulling. The Grey-Nomads are out in force too, Elliston seems to be a popular town today.
She sells Sea shells by the jetty shore…..lol
Now off to find the Clifftop Drive and see what the fuss is about. It’s just outta town on the left and I decide to go clockwise and tackle the dirt first (shorter distance to turn around then……. To my surprise it’s not bad, a bit rocky but then you’d expect that right but soooooo well worth the trip. I cannot even describe to you the peace and serenity up here. The smell of the ocean clears the head…better than a Vicks Vapour drop. That’s Elliston township in the background.
The Drive is 12.3km (10 of them dirt) as it winds its way around the coastline. Very glad I packed the tripod, just to prove that I was actually there and appeared in some pics.
Pretty awesome hey!!
Bumped into these guys along the way. They asked me if I’d join them but I declined (gracefully) cos I think they were “stoned” LOL
As I wound my way round the coastline the views just kept getting better. The sea breeze and ocean smells are something else. Took extra care when parking Dudley as not to slip on the gravel.
And the peace de résistance….WOW!!!
Back into town and lunch today is at the roadhouse – a toasted ham and cheese croissant, before heading into town to the bakery for a “real” coffee. But not before checking out a mural painted community building. Turns out to be the OP shop but isn’t the artwork fantastic.
Sorry to bore you with pics but there is so much to see and I just can’t do it all justice in words.
At the bakery with coffee in hand (which is pretty good) I sit with a couple sets of Grey-Nomads and we chat away about this and that. Caravan choices are the most relevant topic naturally and there are so many options in this field. While listening and piping in every now and again, I sitting back imagining Karl and I doing this in a camper/caravan down the track. The still have places to be today and well me, I’m just bumming around so we say our “fair thee wells” and head off in our own directions.
It’s still early in the afternoon, so with potato chips in hand I decide to take a walk along the back of the van park along the coastline and beach (no I didn’t venture down into the beach….I’m not a sand kinda gal). Again the views are spectacular. I decide to wander through the back streets of town and check out the real estate. There really are some pretty awesome homes here and well some not so lovely ones too. I did happen to find one place in a back street (one back from the coast/beach road) that was for sale. Nice little place with a big garage and lots of parking……Sweety whadya think??
Homey and heaps of parking!
So now I’m sitting in the camp kitchen, catching you all up on the adventures and the temperature starts to drop and the sun slowly lowers its head.
I’ll be off to the pub again tonight for dinner then will wonder down to the common room to catch up on The Block tonight before turning in.
Have a great night and I’ll see you all tomorrow.
