Margaret got a recommendation from a local man that the beach at Benedore River in Croajingolong National Park was a good choice. He did voice a cautionary word about both ticks and impending rain, but the beach with those risks still seemed like a good choice.
It was a nice easy 10 km walk through forest and heathlands. The talk of rain turned out to just be talk. Unlike most of our other trips, this one was very much off the beaten path. The one moment of excitement during the walk in was our first sighting of a large black snake. Naturally, large black snakes seek out the member of your party who is most freaked out by large black snakes. Margaret was that person. To its credit, the snake slithered off without incident. Lucas saw another one on the way out, which reacted similarly.
We ended up at a beautiful, nearly deserted beach with just one other person camping there. Later in the day, we met and chatted with another walker who was finishing up his goal of walking the entire Victoria coastline.
We opted to camp on the beach. It was a beautiful spot, comfortable, and sheltered from the wind. We awoke to an absolutely beautiful Easter morning. The boys did not buy our story that in Australia, the Easter kangaroo hides packets of oatmeal which children then gather in their stuff sacks.
In the end: no rain, no ticks, no bites from red-bellied black snakes, no rogue waves, just a nice trip to a remote corner of Victoria.
Kangaroos along the road to the trailhead...
Margaret watching her step along the track...
Interesting patterns in the seaside rock...
Our campsite...
Mom whipping up some hearty fare for her boys...
Nice views on Easter morning...
Lucas absorbing information from a non-electronic source...
Rob, I have much enjoyed your blog posts, but I have been a little surprised that they have not been in the form of an Epic Poem, which I thought was your preferred literary device for travel writing.
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