A hot finish

With a hire car we thought we would have an easy finish. As we are into March now the weather should be easing, but that is not the case. They have had the highest March temperatures since records began in Victoria, everyday so far in the mid thirties and not beginning to cool until about 7.00p.m. Overnight lows are in the 20's. All of this has made the camping very difficult.
We have made our way back along the Ocean Road now, making visits to bits (such as Cape Otway) we did not have the time or energy for when cycling. The state of Victoria is having a long holiday weekend this weekend with Monday being a bank holiday. With the hot weather everyone has headed for the beach areas and the whole coast is packed with people and cars. We called into campsite after campsite and it was the same message "full up". Eventually we realised we had to face the fact that with everywhere so busy, we were not going to get any form of accommodation that night. So we found a parking area with a picnic bench and made a meal. We then spent a hot hot night sleeping in the car amongst all our luggage! We slept well all things considered, but we ached from sleeping in such a cramped fashion. Breakfast on the beach was our reward however as we watched the sun come up.
We asked at the tourist information in the next town at 9.15 this morning and there was no accommodation available for miles for Sunday night. After a bit of persistency they found a cabin for us at a campsite a bit inland eventually, which is actually very very nice. So we have booked in here for three days. Our cabin has air-conditioning and the luxury of having a dining room table and our own facilities is enabling us to recharge a little. With all the heat, camping and sleeping in the car we needed and deserved a break and the cabin will be a nice luxury for a few days before heading to the airport and gearing up for 48 hours in Shanghai.