The Great Escape - Week 1

The first week of our journey was relatively uneventful. Because we’ve camped in Victoria so many times before, in many ways it felt just like a weekend away. Now that we are in less unfamiliar territory (South Australia), it’s starting to sink in that I am on holiday!

Sleeping in the ute has worked out pretty well – the mattress is thick and comfortable, and it’s exactly the space of a double bed. There are two downsides though – mozzies (I got bitten on my face!) and rain. The first problem was taken care of with a mosquito net, the second only became a problem this morning. It was late enough to get up when our feet got drenched and thankfully we are in a caravan park so we could tumble everything dry. I think we will put a tarp over the back tonight.


Day 1: Melbourne to Otways National Park


Day 2: Cape Otway to Port Fairy


Day 3: Port Fairy to Mr Gambier (South Australia)


Day 4: Mt Gambier to Coorong National Park


Day 5: Coorong National Park to Victor Harbour


Day 6: Victor Harbour to McLaren Vale


This is our rest day in McLaren Vale, a very nice wine region in SA. We broke the budget a bit with a self-tour of the wineries, but when in Rome you really must do as the Romans do :) So far we have been pretty good at a-la-cheapo tour of Australia – we are only paying for a caravan park every third day or do, the car runs on gas and we cook all our own meals.