26 – 28 February 2023
We
talked to our neighbours about camping at Cape Conran as they had been there
recently and recommended it as a lovely spot. Bookings are essential but we
confirmed that we would be able to get online to book once we arrived. We set
off from Nowa Nowa and drove through Marlo before arriving at Cape Conran.
Dogs
are permitted in some sections so we headed for the other ones to look for a
spot. Some are not suitable for towed vehicles and others were too sloping for our set up. In
the end we chose the same spot the neighbours had camped on – close to the
toilets and the walk to the beach, and level enough for us. The only downside was
that we were not able to get much solar power happening. We knew we would be ok
for a couple of days anyway.
After
lunch we went for a walk on the beach and settled in for another relaxing
couple of days. In the morning we went for a drive to find a birdy spot we had
visited before and called in to West Cape, Salmon Gums and East Cape beaches.
All beautiful spots but East Cape beach was my favourite.
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| Yet another old jetty to walk along |
The campground at Banksia Bluff is in bush that had been devastated by fires in the summer of 2019/20 but it was showing signs of regenerating well. Although there weren’t a lot of birds, Mick did have some success close to our campsite. We also saw the resident goanna or goannas quite a few times, but no sign of the local wombat, Dennis, who apparently had worked out how to get into tents in search of food.
Leaving
Cape Conran we drove back the way we had come, through Marlo, Orbost and then
on to Bruthen where we had lunch in the park again.
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