A driving day.

Moving around Australia you are constantly reminded of home by the place names. Today we stopped at Sale for breakfast, which sits at the westerly point of Lake Wellington and close to the famous 90 mile beach.

After a 3hr drive we arrived in Wilson’s Prom (Aussie abbreviation), the largest marine and national park in Victoria, which takes you into an area of unspoilt beauty, looking and feeling prehistoric.

Being Victoria the cool winds had blown in and so sweaters were on for the walk down to Darby beach.

Darby beach is off the beaten track and aside from a few surfers we were again on our own with the massive sand dunes and expansive beach.

We drove to the central point of the park at Tidal River where you are suddenly greeted by a uber large camping ground and a series of beach walks. It’s a surreal experience, after driving for 15 miles without seeing a sole.

The walk along Tidal beach felt like being an extra in Jurassic Park. The scale of the rocks, river bed and surrounding landscape seemingly untouched aside from the odd campsite!

We spent a very enjoyable afternoon walking around the park and marvelling at the landscape and the feeling of being in a wilderness.

After 11 days in the camper our confidence has grown and we have embraced the option of free camping, with the help of Wikicamping, a great Aussie App.

We stayed in a sports campground in Meeniyan, with a group of other campervans and caravans in a quiet spot. It’s such a great idea and merely requires a small donation of 10 dollars (£5) for the night. In return we got the use of toilets, water and a view out over the AFL ground.

You have to tip your hat to the Aussies the sport facilities in this small town were immense, footie & cricket pitches and tennis courts as well as a bowls club all available to anyone to use