Pretty decent sleep, and back to waking up at normal time (~6:30). Leisurely start and out the door by 9:30.
Stopped for petrol and coffee for the sweetie in Cann River, where we also saw signs for the Monaro Highway and home.
Crossing the Cann River at Cann River
The entire drive today was through bushfire-affected forest, it was so sad.
We headed out to Mallacoota, and literally the entire drive from Orbost to Mallacoota was through forests trying to recover from the fires two years ago. And caravans! Omfg all the caravans, most of the vehicles we passed on the entire drive were towing caravans.
So we got out to Mallacoota and had a drive around town. Basically the majority of the town is a massive caravan park, filled post school holidays with Grey Nomads. It was horrendous. We stopped on a point for the sweetie to finish his coffee. I managed to get one photo before this constant stream of people walked across the point in front of us, and/or just *sat there* for ages. I just wanted to get a panorama photo but had to wait like fifteen minutes for PEOPLE to get out of the fricken way. Grunt.
Wallagaraugh River inlet at Mallacoota
Grey nomads infesting the foreshores at Mallacoota
Beach at Mallacoota
Stu at Captain Stephenson's Point
View from Captain Stephenson's Point
View from Captain Stephenson's Point
View from Captain Stephenson's Point
Headed out of town, having a look at Quarry Beach, or rather the amazing rock formations, and a sea eagle (which never came back so I only got a hasty snap of it).
Bushfire damaged trees on Fisherman's Track near Quarry Beach south of Mallacoota
White-bellied sea eagle over Fisherman's Track
Rocks near Quarry Beach
Rocks near Quarry Beach
Rocks near Quarry Beach
Rocks near Quarry Beach
Stu on Fisherman's Track
View over Quarry Beach
View over Quarry Beach
Quarry Beach
Quarry Beach
Quarry Beach
Rocks at Quarry Beach
Rocks at Quarry Beach
Stu at Quarry Beach
Quarry Beach from a cave
Then to Pebbly Beach, and the Secret Beach lookout.
Pebbly Beach
The bushfires two years ago burnt all the way to the ocean
Rocks between Pebbly Beach and Secret Beach
Secret Beach
Rocks at Secret Beach
The WWII Bunker Museum was closed (only open Tuesdays and some extra days in school holidays), so headed back into town to grab something to eat (grease, hurrah, at least no massive pile of chips though).
Fishy and scallops we had for lunch in Mallacoota
Then just headed for Eden. Again, the entire drive was through bushfire-affected forest.
Got to the motel (actually quite a nice motel with kitchenette) and dumped our stuff then headed out for a meandering drive around Eden to check out the place. There's some quite pretty places actually.
Rocky shore south of Aslings Beach in Eden
View across Twofold Bay to Boyd's Tower
Radio transmission tower on Eden Lookout Point
View across Twofold Bay to the port of Eden
Light beacon on Eden Lookout Point
Rocks at Eden Lookout Point
View from Eden Lookout Point
View across Twofold Bay to the port of Eden
Rotary Park in Eden
Eden Lookout Point from Rotary Park
Ship at the port of Eden
The port of Eden
Rocks at Cocora Beach
Rocks at Cocora Beach
Eden from Cocora Beach
Cocora Beach
Twofold Bay at Eden from Cocora Beach
Black cockatoos at Eden
Eden from Cocora Beach
While Mallacoota is basically just a tourist trap, Eden has a massive port so is more a working city (with a working class it seems). For some reason I preferred that, even though the centre of town was pretty much a ghost town on a Saturday night. Hrmmm. Dropped into Coles to pick up some microwavable food for dinner then gps/photos/blog back at the motel.
Pesto and sundried tomato gnocchi I had for dinner
See also my panoramas from Day 15.
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