WEEK 3
10th – 16th June
Congo Beach “what a great spot”. An open area with a modern toilet/shower block, a sheltered camp kitchen and at $5.00 a night, a great spot in the Eurobodalla NP. We camped at the edge of the sand dunes that gave us an ocean view. There was a cool breeze but the sun was out, so we spent the afternoon walking the beach and cliffs.
The Sapphire coastline is rugged; it has some great walks along its cliffs. We went to Bling Bling Point the next day. Walking the cliff tops we were amazed to find a rusted boiler from the wreck of the SS Monaro. 
We then moved on to Grey Rock Point, this area is a Marine Park. There was lots of wildlife in the water, fur seals and dolphins, the binoculars come out to see if we could spot any whales passing by, but not today.
Wednesday
Ken was leaving today to travel to Melbourne, we were enjoying this spot and decided to stay one more night. “Wrong” We woke Thursday to rain which stayed with us all day.
Mallacoota was our next destination. The area is renowned for its fishing and John was keen to get here. The Mallacoota Holiday Caravan Park is to be our camp for the next 3 nights. As we hit the divided main road into town we notice that half the shops were closed. Reception at the CP informed us that there was no electricity and that she could not guarantee when it would be back on. She also informed us that there was a SEVERE WEATHER ALERT issued for the area, heavy rain and strong winds. We had nowhere else to go so we pulled into our drive through site and battened down.
It would be the first time ever that we left the van attached to the car and the awning closed. The electricity came on around 3 pm and the rain came down for the next 3 days. We caught up with cooking, washing, reading and knitting and then went “troppo with cabin fever”.
Our next stop was Ninety Mile Beach but the rain never stopped. The waves were at 5 metres and now the ALERT warnings were for flooding on the roads we were travelling. We only stayed overnight, our thinking was to keep moving to Melbourne.
We stopped at Poowong for lunch a great little town with lots of charm in the hills between Leongatha and Lang Lang. It was misty, raining and cold. The coldest day Melbourne has had this year.
We made Frankston late afternoon and will be with family tomorrow. So as we visit family, friends and celebrate John’s mum’s 90th birthday over the next few weeks there will be no updates until we are back on the road again.