Day 18 – Orbost, Marlo, West Cape, Salmon Rocks, Eden, Merimbula

Another beautiful day dawned, and we were into our usual decamping routine which found us driving out of Metung just after 9am. We all agreed it had been a lovely spot. We passed through Lakes Entrance (though Kev and Maz didn’t and their GPS took them on a dirt road somewhere or other) and then found ourselves in Orbost, a lovely town. Kev & Maz arrived 5 minutes after us even though they left 5 minutes before us … ahh, the vagaries of GPS. We had a chat with a very friendly and helpful lady at the Tourist Information place who gave us some good tips for a tourist drive with some great views. Before we set off though, we viewed the wood turning and carving exhibition next door and Gaz purchased a few knick knacks. It was very impressive.

 

We then took a walk through the main street, and Maz & I checked out the shops while Kev & Gaz had coffee. I did manage to share Gaz’s Apple Danish which was sensational – still warm from the oven. Yum! We then set off on the tourist drive and headed first to Marlo to see where the Snowy River meets the see. Lovely wide river and very picturesque. We even saw a seal near the jetty.

 

Next spot was a high up view of the estuary. We had to park near the Marlo Cemetery and then walk a bush track for 150m or so. Once again great views! Two more stops – West Cape and Salmon Rocks were both equally spectacular and definitely worthwhile. Thank you to the lovely volunteer at Orbost who recommended this!

 

We had planned to do a rainforest walk and picnic at a nearby spot, but it was closed when we got there so we carried on to Cann River where we found a very pleasant park and had our picnic. It was then on to Eden where we found a cruise ship was in for the day and the passengers were queuing up to get back on. There were markets set up at the Tourist Info Centre and everyone kept directing us to the toilets even though we didn’t need them. People everywhere! We are still wondering what 2000 people do in Eden for a day. The new visitor’s centre was supposed to be worth seeing but we couldn’t really see anything special about it.

 

Gaz & I grabbed a few basic groceries before heading to our new abode for the next three days in Merimbula. This has been unanimously voted the best so far. Great views, clean, has everything you need. This includes Wi-Fi which the place in Metung didn’t have and my Vodafone reception was rubbish there as well, so I was forever hot spotting from Gaz’s phone which was very annoying. All good here though!

 

It was Kev & Maz’s turn to cook and they produced a lovely dish … ‘What do you call these Darl?’ Yep, yummy rissoles and vegies. After dinner the usual Euchre routine – Maz/Pen v Kev/Gaz resulting in 2-0 to Maz/Pen. It was then time for another movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Looking forward to exploring tomorrow.