Something for the Weekend

Mark and myself hired a 4x4 and took a road trip down to Wilsons Prom. South East of Melbourne by a fairly hefty drive, the Promontory National Park holds some amazing scenery, views and treks.

Arriving just after midday, we lunched on the best pies I've had in Australia. Then we checked out some of the white-sand beaches. One of which; 'Squeaky Beach', is famed for the sand which bizzarly, makes a loud squeaking sound as you place each footstep.

After the novelty of squeaky sand wore off, we headed off on a 7km round trip up Mt. Oberon - the Parks highest peak at just under 600metres above sea level. From here, we could see some of the beaches we'd just visited and far more besides. The speedy winds soon cooled me off and it was time to head back down.

The following day consisited of a far more effortless schedule. The Sun was beating down and so it seemed obvious that we should spend a day relaxing on the beach and swimming in the sea.

We left 'the Prom' early afternoon in order to be back in the city for the Games closing ceremony. It was rumoured that the festivities would be even better than those on the opening night - they didn't disappoint.