Week 512 · Squeaky Beach · Normans Beach · Wilsons Promontory
Wilson's
Stunning beaches, unique wildlife, and local insights. We did limited research for Wilsons Prom — mostly in the car driving. Most hikes are 10 miles plus — it's a destination for multi-day trips. So we settled for beaches with short walks, and found five unreal ones.
We were able to go to about 5 unreal beaches with short hikes to overlooks. We saw a wombat — they are pretty big but aren't aggressive if you aren't. We did a final hike to find some kangaroos in their natural habitat but they were hard to see as they were eating in the bush. There were also Emus — and everyone else hiking was much more excited about Emus than Roos. I was told at work, Emus are pretty rare to see and outside the city, seeing a Roo is common. We took a side drive out of the park and saw many more Roos just driving than on our hike. Definitely another trip to Wilsons Prom in 2024.
"Outside the city, seeing a Roo is common. We took a side drive out of the park and saw many more Roos just driving than on our entire hike."
Sharon and Mary finished up with a quick trip to Uluru — full experience, 108 degrees, dinner in the desert, local tales. They loved it. But the disadvantage of a very remote place with limited flights in and out is that when the plane breaks, there isn't another one to take or even someone to fix it. So they got two bonus days there — unfortunately 6 hours at a time spot they couldn't fully enjoy. Sharon and Mary's trip back to the USA was delayed a couple of days as well. Glad we booked on miles — easy to change.
I got a nice sunset bike ride in on the "second" hot day before I headed back to the cold, dark USA. Back to the USA now — visa expired — and still on the quest to get my Maryland police clearance so I can apply for my new visa. Plan is to be back in Melbourne in mid-January.
