Joining up the map dots back to Port Fairy, Victoria (1st -5th December, 2011)

Well we crossed the final state border into Victoria to rejoin where we started through Mount Gambier and to Port Fairy. We’ve done the full coastal circuit of Australia! I’ll tot up the statistics when we get back to Mount Eliza but feels like we’ve covered over 23,000km, not sure how many litres of petrol that’s taken! Hilda has done a sterling job and still more to go though as we are still a few hundred km from Mt Eliza.
We found a different campsite this time but weather like last time was mixed, some sun but mainly cool and very windy. Port Fairy is a lovely historic town but always catches the raw winds off the Bass Strait. That’s probably why its called the Shipwreck Coast.
We spent a great few days with Gary and Kirsty and lads again. Kirst came up with the idea of us all doing a Secret Santa (or Christingle as known by Aussies). So we agreed on $15 each, picked the name out of a hat and on our first full day we all disappeared into different shops emerging with secret bags and bundles with knowing looks on our faces. Of course the lads had worked out who was getting whose! Woodley and Nathaniel wanted us to open the presents that evening. We negotiated a few days promising to do the opening at the next camp stay.
The lads did some more fishing whilst Kirsty and I sampled the delights of a facial at the Port Fairy Spa ( first one I have ever experienced….probably long overdue!).
We had a day walking the crater rim up at Tower Hill and saw a koala in a tree plus an emu and two chicks which was delightful to see. Apparently the female emu leaves the male emu to bring up the chicks – so no motherly responsibilities there then! we all then visited the Lavender Farm up the road from Tower Hill which surprisingly the lads did’nt liked. Kirst said normally they would’nt want to be seen dead going to look at flowers and much preferred skateboarding but a fun day was had by all!