Not the best sleep last night. It takes a while for my body to adjust sleeping in unfamiliar places. This will get better the longer I am away.
As the stay in Port Fairy was only for one night I needed to pack the car.
I wasn't expecting this hitch-hiker:
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| This photo understates the size of this spider. I'm saying 15cm. |
One last shot of Eastern Beach before heading west.
The last town west before crossing the SA border is called Nelson. With a population of 190 per the 2016 census there's not a lot going on here. They are on the coast, so it was only right that I took a short walk to check their beach.
Almost stepped on a snake on the way. It slithered away, unbothered by this clumsy oaf not looking where he was going.
Nelson seems to be a Mecca for hikers and campers. The Great South West Walk is a 260 odd kilometre trail from Portland to the border, in a loop. A wonderful pursuit for other people to do.
After a quick lunch in Mt Gambier (see below) I was driving towards Millicent when I saw a sign that reads "Tantanoola Tiger", an invitation to take a short detour.
The Tantanoola Tiger was an animal that was suspected of killing livestock around the area in the late 1800's. Turns out it wasn't a tiger, well not the normal variety, but some sort of cross between a Tasmanian tiger and a wolf (?).
You can read about it here. It's a fascinating read.
Great history, but what can you actually see now? . The hotel was closed, so viewing the stuffed beast was out of the question. Instead, there is something on the top of the hotel.
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| Yeah, not the best photo to capture the full majesty of this beast. |
There are some great seaside towns further up the coast. The first was Beachport, which felt like it had a fair share of Melbournians who had found an opportunity to disappear for a very long weekend.
Shortly after is the town of Robe, probably the best know and most frequented of these towns.
As I was leaving Robe I had to stop and take a picture of some unusual animals, well at least in this part of the country. Camels.
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| Apologies for this photo. I'm having a fight with Google and it seems to be winning. |
Robe is home to a camel farm. Where they sell milk. Humpalicious Milk.
It's a thing.
Mid afternoon I arrived at my final stop for the day, Kingston SE.
Kingston SE seems to be the poorer cousin of Robe and Beachport. A bit more working class and less touristy.
It does have this, though:
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| The Big Lobster |
Australians love big things, and I am Australian.
They also had this, slightly less impressive exhibit:
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| The Not-So-Big Shark |
Dinner was at the local Royal Mail Hotel. There must a thousand hotels in Australia called Royal Mail. This one had cold beer, cricket on the screen and served a large plate of ribs. So not a bad night.
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| The Kingston Pier |
Pie Review
Today's pie is from the aptly named OK Pie Shop in Mt Gambier, which boasts that they are Mt Gambier's favourite bakery.
The pie chosen was the Pizza Pie.
In place of a top crust this had pineapple, tomato sauce and melted cheese. So not too dissimilar to yesterday's pie.
This was less salty and more meaty. The melted cheese was, however, difficult to bite into. It became quite a messy affair.
I'd say this is a good pie shop, and I chose poorly. Would definitely come back, but will choose something else.
Podcast of the day: PEP with Chas and Dr Dave - The Final Week (Part 2)
- Chas Licciardello (formerly of The Chaser fame) and Dr David Smith (Sydney Uni) overanalyse USA politics, including the upcoming election. Seriously, this one was 4hrs 21 mins.
Total km travelled - 793
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