Day 12 - Myall Lakes

Day 12

As we woke we had a gentle start to the day. We showered and got ready and prepared the van for travel. The Myall Lakes national Park would be the closest thing we would get to ‘slumming it’ this road trip! There is no electricity, running water or flushing toilets so the van would have to store all we would need. We loaded the water tank and emptied the grey water ready for the journey. The campsite is on a first come first served basis as there is no one to make a reservation with! It is government owned and a ranger comes round to collect the fee when you turn up.

For the morning we decided to have an explore/sunbathe of One Mile Beach (Deb did get her choice eventually!). We found a sheltered spot out of the steady breeze and laid down the towels. We had an hour or so of sunbathing time and decided it would be best to get to the campsite early so decided to pack up and set off.

We went through a couple of sleepy towns with cute names of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. On the route through Tea Gardens there was a house surrounded by hundreds of buoys (see photos)! We reached Hawks Nest and decided on a beach break. Bennetts beach had excellent surf and as such had a surf club on site. The surf looked brilliant as we watched from our position on the sand.

We eventually picked our stuff up after an hour or so and went back to the van to continue our journey to Mungo Brush Camping site in the Myall Lakes. As we arrived we rounded the corner. Deb (jokingly) said ‘oh look there’s a dingo!’ thinking it was a fellow camper’s pet dog. Scott then told her it was a dingo as pets are banned! We unpacked our belongings after choosing a suitable spot with excellent views of the lake. Cracked open a couple of tins and admired the wonderful views at 3pm in the afternoon. We spotted another couple of dingoes wandering about but they appear to be very shy animals that are quick to hide back in the bushland.

We went for a short walk through the rainforest but had to turn back early as Deb felt she was dish of the day for the local biting insects club (and she was). We spotted a few bush turkeys that didn’t take to kindly to Scott following them for a photo opportunity! We returned to the van and prepared for an early dinner as we didn’t fancy having to cook in the pitch black we expected there to be! The dingoes also prefer to hunt at dusk and nightfall! We were sure they would fancy a bit of rump steak!

We had a feast of steak, prawns and veg and settled in for the night. There were dingoes howling in the background. Felt just like having Oscar out in the back garden!