It was tough to leave Bruny but the drastic change in temperature helped get us underway. We got an early ferry to Kettering, followed by a 3 ½ hour drive to Freycinet National Park.
We were lucky enough to get a Campsite at Richardson’s Bay which operates on a lottery system in high summer. As we pitched our tent, it was cool and cloudy and I wondered if Freycinet wouldn’t weave it’s magic on us as it had 10 years ago but shortly after as we settled in our camp chairs to relax for a bit with a beer before going to dinner, the clouds started to disperse and we hoped we’d get a magical sunset after all.
The campsite is undeveloped with no cooking facilities so we went to The Edge of the Bay for dinner. It’s still a nice restaurant but not as good food as we remember but I wonder if our happy memories caused us to have higher expectations.
We did get some beautiful sunset photos, it wasn’t quite as dramatic as before but even so, looking back at the photos we took tonight it’s hard to believe they haven’t been filtered. Stunning skies! This has to be one of the best sunset spots in the world – the colors are just spellbinding.
Getting into our tent, Mike nearly had a heart attack when a wallaby hopped out of the undergrowth. We continued to hear wallaby activity for a while but were soon asleep, once again serenaded by the waves.