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A warm night with 18.1 degrees and upto 32.3 today. Time to hit the road.

A short drive of about 35km to Saunders Beach and we got one of the last spots - or so we thought. There is only one other van here and all the rest are campervans. We arrived around 11am and it's a rest area at the end of the road. Another van came in about an hour later and as there was nowhere for them to park they turned around and left.

We may stay here a few days as you are allowed 48 hours, but we'll see. The next planned stop is another free camp, but we are getting lovely sea breezes here and we are within walking distance to the beach, so it's really nice.

Adjacent to the camping area is the Wulgurukaba Plant Trail. This is an interesting walk of only about 200m but what they have done is to name the tress and plants and the describe what the aboriginal people used that particular plant for. Clive took a photo of the board and then one of the plant/tree.

So, it's 6pm and all the day use people have left and now the whole area is filled with campervans. There is probably about 20 here and one has even snuck along side us. So yes, only 2 vans amongst us all, including us. We are practically parked in, but if we do decide to leave then it will be late so hopefully no worries.

Noodles and vegetables for Clive and toastie for me. So the combi van next door has a sliding door and a boot door, they open and shut every 5 minutes. It could do with some grease as it is very loud. They are only a couple of feet away as the also squeezed in between us and another car. What is it with us and car doors?

Sleeping to the sound of waves breaking on the beach.




Ocean views
from the van.

Us with
one neighbour.


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Islands in
the distance.


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Wulgurukaba
Plant Trail.


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Beach She
Oak.


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Heart
Leaf.


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Peanut
Tree.


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Cocky
Apple.


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Beach
Hibiscus.


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The creek
behind us.


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Sandpaper
Fig.


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Mangroves.


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Swamp Tea
Tree.


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Native White
Mulberry.


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Beach
Tamarind.


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Mueller's
Damson.


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Beach
Wattle.

The rest area
is full.

RV's
everywhere.


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When we
arrived.