Sunday 24th Feb Millicent to Beachport

We were up early and on the road before 8.30 in the hope that the sun and wind would not be at it's worst if we went early. Just doing about 30K today to the seaside town up the road as it was forecast a strong wind in our face and 35C heat.
The wind was in our face and the road was a straight line which gave the impression of always being up hill. In fact it was wetlands so I think it was flat but it looked and felt up hill for the whole 30k even though we ended up at the beach.
One added advantage in starting early on a Sunday was very little traffic. Got to the site and pitched at 11.30 which was a record. This site has no camp kitchen and the barbecue area had overflowing dustbins with flies. So doing it like we do at home we sat on the grass with the trangia. Back to basics for a change. After settling in we went for a walk around this beautiful little town with a famously long pier. In the afternoon there was a good musician at the local hotel and we enjoyed a really pleasant afternoon relaxing. The expected heat of the day did not materialise at Beachport although it was still rather warm.
Remember the Yarn Bombing in Melborne? Where they Knit jackets for trees etc? Well here it had a cycling theme in places.