Gismo Queen and her King

Day 8 - Tuesday 4 January 2021 - Arthur River to Strahan

 After much deliberation, we decided to retrace our steps and take the smoother road. Lisa and Paul’s van isn’t set up for rough roads and we had heard that although the gravel road between Arthur River - Corinna - Waratah had been recently graded, it was steep and with sharp stones. Either way, our travels were going to take at least 6 hours. So we set off nice and early, had some fuel amd toilet stops and got to the picturesque town of Waratah for an early lunch. Waratah is a quaint little town with a waterfall in the middle of town although unfortunately the little bakery cafe was not open on a Tuesday. 

So while we made do with ingredients in the van, the Thomas’ headed off to Rosebery to the bakery. We then followed Marg’s route reccomendation through Queenstown and then Strahan. Just when we felt we had finally arrived, it was another 12km out to Macquarie Heads where our campground was. And it was a rough old dirt road as well! We checked in with  the caretaker who directed us towards Lisa and Paul and what a great spot they had found! Right on the beach, but with bushes to protect us from the wind. This is a great campground! So we settled in for drinks and nibbles, then dinner and a great campfire yet again.

posted by Tracey @ 8:00 pm