We had spoken with the park rangers, which visit the camp
sites every day, about where we should head next and with the Falls Festival on
they advised heading to at least Wye River about 35 kms further west on the Great Ocean Road. The road
was carved out of the side of cliffs by diggers after returning from WW1 and there
is a monument to too their blood, sweat and tears along the drive and I have
thought many times about this incredible generation of men that did so much for
this great country we call home.
After Lorne the road
became even more spectacular with sheer cliffs of 500 and 600m plummeting
straight into the ocean below. I was amazed by the incredible beauty of the
drive.
All along the rod there are small hamlets with 10, 30 or 50 houses
tacked onto the side of the hills that meet the ocean. One of them is Wye River
and in the bush about 1km behind it is a
bush camp that we were going to call home for our New Year’s Celebration. The
camp only has about 6 sites and no toilet but we thought it would be great.
The cluster of houses is Wye River with the campsite being on the ridge above it
We
set up and headed to the beach with nibblies and a couple of drinks. We donned
our wet suits and had a great time on the boogie boards in the amazingly clear
water. Another family had set up a game of beach cricket so we joined in with
the boys enjoying playing again.
After a bit of a walk across the rocks we headed
back up the dirt track to our home for dinner a few more drinks and an early
night. Yes I know its NYE but I was expecting a quite night and in bed by 10 or
10:30.
There were a few other tents and vans set up by the time we
arrived but they were all off at parties or the pub in the next hamlet
Separation Creek. We had dinner and soon after headed down to track down a
Koala that was barking his presence. We found him nonchalantly sitting in the
very top of the trees gazing out over the valley and the slowly setting of the
sun, and 2013.
While we were looking for the koala we found a pretty hut that
somebody had constructed which the boys thought were pretty cool.
On the way
back we passed a young couple that were tenting and said they should come up for
a drink later on.
During our trip we are having a Uno challenge. Each time a
game is played points are tallied and there will be a grand champion at the end
of the block as well as monthly champions. I was only 26 points ahead of Sam so
we decided that 4 games needed to be played to decide the December champion.
Well they say the best man always wins and for December, with a resounding 100+
point victory is....yours truly! Let’s hear it for me!! Yeeah!! As we were
finishing up Uno the young couple, Harry and Olivia from down the road popped
in and joined in the game. It was a bit of a shock for them as we play the game
pretty quickly but they seemed to be enjoying themselves so they hung around.
Well the idea of a quite night was sliding away at an ever increasing rate as
we put the boys to bed around 10:30. It is funny when you meet somebody that is
really easy to get along with that the night just flies by. We celebrated the
passing of the year and kept on chatting. Whilst De and I were old enough to be
their parents they had their heads screwed on and, I hate using the word as I
am rarely it, mature. De went to get another drink at around 1 and never
returned and at about 3:30am I looked at my watch, nearly fell out of my chair
and headed straight for bed. Bloody hell I am too old for this and I don’t even
have the Forsyth’s to blame! 2013 was a great year and I think 2014 is going to
be even better!
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