The cloud cover lifted completely over night and temperatures were mild when we started on our way to Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park.
When planning a road trip across Australia do your homework and research your route. We wanted to go from Dunalley to Bicheno and from a small highway where taken to an unsealed road. Not a problem, we are used to those. But about half an hour in the road turned into a four- wheel track. Deciding against it we had to backtrack part of the route and lost quite a bit of time this way.
We drove through by picturesque farms with cows and sheep lining the roads.
Farmland turn into beach towns as we were getting to the coast.
We stopped at a gorgeous winery, Devil’s Corner Winery that is overlooking Moulting Lagoon. They built a viewing tower that draws tourists to their cellar door- quite a smart marketing idea. But the stop is absolutely worth it. They offer food and wine tasting with this can‘t- be- beat view. We were very sad that we did not have time to stop for a meal but we wanted to do the Wineglass Bay hike and had lost too much time with backtracking earlier in the morning.
Originally we wanted to do the whole Wineglass Bay hike, meaning a hike up to the lookout and then down to the beach. But spontaneously decided against it. We did the ascent only to this magnificent view. Apparently the bay looks like a wineglass with a small stem leading into it. If they say so.
In the parking lot this little beauty sat on the asphalt between the cars. We had seen many Wallabys on this trip but none this close.
Not going to the beach in Wineglass Bay allowed us to go to more spots in the National Park than we had originally planned. In hindsight we were really happy about our decision.
We stopped at Honeymoon Beach with crystal clear waters.
Sleepy Bay was a bit more walking than expected but rewarded us with unusual rock formations.
Last stop in Freycinet National Park was Friendly Beach. Signs said that the access was closed but in the visitor center we found out that the information was for the campground only, the beach access was open. As the lady in the visitor center put some emphasis on this fact we decided to give it a go and drive down the dirt road. This beach must be one of the whitest in Australia. Good decision we made the detour.
From Friendly Beach we drove to Bicheno where we would spend the night.
By then we were quiet hungry and went to a Lobster Shack for dinner.
What a wonderful day! We watched the night come up over the rocks of Bicheno and then called it a night.
