Tasmanian farm
We intended to drive to Bicheno and stay in a caravan park tonight. However after we’d filled up with water, dumped our waste, bought some buns, oranges and milk, and as we drove by more beautiful ocean and Tasmanian farmland, we changed our minds and stopped at another free conservation area campsite. It was only 10 am when we arrived here, and the campground was pretty full. However we found a spot that looked ok, so pulled in.
Lagoons Beach
We walked for about 8 kilometres on the beach. The beach is very, very long, stretching for many kilometers from point to point, and very deserted. It was easy walking on the hard packed sand. Since it’s Valentine’s day I scratched a heart with my foot, and put our initials in it. It was pretty close to the surf though, so Enid and I joked that it wouldn’t last quite as long as our mariage. It didn’t, as it was gone by the time we walked back.
When we did get back to the campground several of the campers had left. Since there was now more room we moved to a different spot that was farther away from the others that are here. More campers have now arrived though, including an older couple that pulled in right next to us. They are driving a big bus and pulling a small vehicle on a trailer behind. We haven’t seen many of those in our travels here. It must be difficult to drive it on these small narrow and twisting roads.
We went to the beach to go swimming in the ocean, but it was just too miserable. The wind was whipping the sand and the surf was getting big. Instead we went swimming in the lagoon, which is really the mouth of a small creek. There is a fairly large pond of water that was quite salty, and also quite warm, so we swam in it for a while. Enid saw some fish, but I didn’t.
At supper tonight I started the gas stove in the motorhome, and it almost immediately died. I noticed that the refridgerator was also off, so went and checked the gas valve on the propane tank. It was open. I guess we have run out of lpg in that tank, so I switched to the other, and things are working fine now.