Narrawong to Port MacDonnell - 26 to 31 May 2009

On May 26 we drove to Narrawong, stopping at Port Fairy for lunch.

Port Fairy has been "discovered" and almost every shop is a Gourmet Cafe full of happy retired people. Its kind of sad that it is no longer the fishing village it was when we first stayed there. We couldn't get fresh fish for dinner, the men on the boats said all the fish goes to Melbourne.

 

We stopped at Narrawong a delightful camp site on the River and two minutes from the sea beach.

The beach was deserted except for a few townsfolk walking their dogs.

We drove into Portland expecting a graceful old town. Although it had some lovely buildings it seemed miserable and dominated by the smelter.

 

On Thursday 28 May we finally crossed the border into South Australia and drove to Port MacDonnell the Rock Lobster Capital of Australia. The season ended that weekend so we got two Lobsters out of the last batch heading to China.

Port MacDonnell is a pretty town with a lovely white sand beach facing straight on to Bass Strait.