Camping Down the Coast…
We rented a car in Sydney. Since we bought a tent in NZ, the plan is to drive down the east/southern coast to Melbourne, with a few days spent along the Great Ocean Road. We found a tent camping area about half way to Melbourne and crashed for the night only to wake up and realize our ‘site’ was actually only the middle of two other sites. Oh well. The next day we continued on our way down to the Great Ocean Road. We checked the rates for the local holiday parks and other grounds only to find that they were either completely booked or $50 per night (the kids are off from school so it’s popular for groups of familes and friends to kick off the summer season at the beach). So, past Torquay we stopped in Lorne and found a place we could camp for free (Lucky!!). One problem… we thought that the gate to allow us in was closed … so we slept in the car!! It actually wasn’t terrible but the next day, we found that we only had to hike in with our stuff. We put up the tent and left to check out the area. So we now have 2 nights to camp for free while we check out the surrounding beaches and sites!!
dan
Tags: Australia, lorne
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