Bush Camp

Mon 19^th May

Mick and I got up early to watch the sun rise over the sea. We sat down on the steps and watched as the sky gradually changed colour. It wasn’t a brilliant sunrise because there was a bit of cloud obscuring it. Nevertheless it was time well spent as we had the beach to ourselves. The tide was nearly out and the sea was very calm. We looked for dolphins but must have been too early for them. We broke camp and travelled a few km down to Arno where we had a pleasant walk along the mangrove boardwalk - an easy walk over tidal mangroves and down to the beach. It was well signed and had regular stopping places with seats to rest as you looked down on the different vegetation and water life.  Our lunch was in Lock, a small town which is celebrating its centenary this year. They have established a lovely park with a large sculpture dedicated to the lumpers. They are the people who lumped the bags of wheat around and stacked them. We ended the day in a bush camp near Elliston. We had to go through a gate on a farm and follow the yellow signs for 3km of the lumpiest, rocky track you can imagine. We saw lots of animals such as horses (big and small) highland cattle, donkeys etc. Eventually we got to a fenced clearing and set up camp. It felt like we were at the end of the world, but we were treated to a brilliant starry sky and saw lots of satellites on the move. – Oh, the serenity!