6/6/2022 – Monday – ?km

Oh what a night!  The wind, rain & even some hail kept us awake half the night.  Big gusts of wind would rock & shake the caravan. We are nice & cosy, we have our warm doona at night (we don’t have the heater on), otherwise when we are here we do appreciate the heater. The wind abated somewhat so we had a sleep in until 9 am.

Dull & boring stuff this morning, it is washing day so we attend to that first ( rain or no rain we are running out of clothes) & use the dryers in the camp laundry (for the first time since we are on the road) as it is still so wet & windy to hang out, the clothes will never dry. Then we head off exploring Port Fairy again, admiring some more of the sculptures around town & heading to the river mouth. It is still very cold, very windy & wet, with the waves pounding against the rocks. We explore more of the foreshore westwards & admire the rugged beauty of this coastline. It is such a shame that it is so bitterly cold & we can’t go for some nice walks. One of the gun batteries is next on the agenda, these were built in the 1860s overlooking the port entrance to deter a feared Russian invasion. Two of the original guns are still mounted on the metal gun carriages with two more, older guns getting readied for display under some shelters. They are very big guns.

In to town for a walk around admiring some of the old stone buildings, Port Fairy must have been prosperous in the 1800s looking at some of the impressive large stone buildings that are in abundance. Lunch was next on the agenda so we popped into the old mill house café that had a fire going & sat at a table next to the fire to warm up. Ron had a big schnitzel & salad. Tereza a big steak sandwich, no dinner tonight.  After lunch there was a bit more walking around the main shopping area before we started driving around again admiring the old & some new buildings. The Moyne River that the town is built around is very pretty with wharves & boats tied up along the banks. Back to the van we played cards & read for a while.  Another great day.