Travelled to Bega where I stopped and had lunch at the famous cheese factory. I learned all about the history of cheese in the area, through the interactive displays such as this one:
This one was a little too interactive:
I then went into town where I picked up some supplies and dropped into the ABC radio station. I met Ian who was very nice and already had my cd and had been meaning to tee up an interview so my random drop in was a timely reminder.
Then it was off to Gillards Beach which is part of the Mimosa National Park.
I've never stayed in a National Park before so this was all a new experience for me.
Freda tolerated the 4km dirt road to get there (though I don't think she was all that taken by it):
Much like I'm sure Mum wouldn't be too taken by me driving and taking photos at the same time!
I found myself a suitable spot literally metres from the beach:
I then went for a bit of a walk to oreint myself with my surroundings.
I had only walked a little way before I spotted a little kangaroo type thing on the road. "Wow," I thought. "I'd better go back and get the camera and get a shot of him before he runs away". So I raced back to the car, got the camera and took the photo:
However, just as I was about to move on, I heard a rustling noise and here was ANOTHER one only metres away from me - and it scared the absolute shit outta me! The next 5 minutes was like a real life "magic eye book" where all the creatures were just emerging from the background right before my eyes - pretty cool.
This was the grey mongrel that scared me:
The other thing to be careful of in national parks are stray hippy travellers:
It was really windy but I wasn't sure whether that was the norm for this area or whether it was just a windy day. Regardless, I pushed on and went about cooking my first ever camp dinner:
It all went off without a hitch, and after dinner I took in the beach views which, did I mention, were metres away from Freda and at dusk was absolutely magnificent:
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