Leaving the country for the coast line is always something really special. We love our drives listening to music, snacking on food, telling stories and just watching our journey unfold.
So we went on the road to the beautiful Mallacoota!!!
Mallacoota wasn't on our 'visit list', but we found a job at an Abalone Factory (well the possibility of a job anyway) packing and cleaning. They were located in Mallacoota. Where is Mallacoota? It's in Victoria, just over the border of NSW (in fact only 50 mins from the lovely Eden of NSW).
We weren't sure what to expect there...but what we found was fabulous!!!
Below shows us on the road to Mallacoota from the salad farm. It's back up towards NSW, about 3 hours from Maffra. Leonie drove us there (Dom was sick as a dog that day and slept most of the way).
After 3 hours, and a bit of rain and cloud, this is the scene that greeted us when we got to the 'Foreshore holiday Park'. Over the wetlands, little estuaries, and river systems...we could literally see the beginning of the rainbow :)
See how clear the water is. This is the area where the ocean runs through to the estuary when the tide is high. Makes for a great fishing spot at high tide.
Wildlife meeting at lunchtime. They have their own little island all morning.
Leonie capturing some magical pics in this wonderful light. She's very happy, very content, and very much at home in this environment. You'll see some of her pics in the future when she puts a trip photo album together.
Coral life...
A view of the foreshore, looking back towards our camp area.
A local fishing spot. Dom trying his hand with a couple of other locals.
A cold night in! Leonie doing some blog work in the camp kitchen by the open fire. The camp kitchen and facilities are some of the best we have seen. Microwave, BBQ, various burners and saucepans, huge sink, fridge, 2 large wooden tables, 2 open fireplaces with supplied wood.....
Believe it or not, this camp site was $20 per night for a powered site!!! Bargain bonanza there :)
A cold night calls for a hearty feed. Here we have pork cutlet with mash and red wine gravy, with a side of green beans...yummmoooooo!
This was our ritual most evenings in the camp kitchen, and one night we were joined by a few other couples. A couple of wines later and all the men's guitars came out for a bit of a jam and sing along. 3 guitars (Dom's included), 3 men of different ages and backgrounds, everything from the 60's - 90's covered and sung (badly)....whilst the ladies looked on with a glass of red and a laugh. This is camping! Having some fun, expressing yourself, meeting great people. It doesn't get better than that.
A couple of days in and we finally got some fishing in. Here is Leonie having her hand at a fish.
He finally did it! After all the talk over the last few months about fishing and all.....Dom has finally caught something! This is a beautiful little flounder.
Later that day at sunset, Dom's strategy to cast a line far up in the estuary current and letting it drift down stream in the deep paid off, and he caught us a nice sized flathead too. Happy days.
Dinner that night. BBQ flounder and flathead fillets with lemon and a side of Moroccan couscous. Nothing more satisfying that eating your own catch from your own hard work.
We spent just on a week in Mallacoota and we loved it! It will stay with us.
Unfortunately the work didn't come through as it was really weather dependant. BUT...we were obviously meant to come, and maybe it was for the little seagull that we rescued from fishing tackle? or maybe it was for a moment to unwind and relax? Or maybe everything is as it should be? It doesn't matter what the reason, all we know is our hearts are open and we had a lovely time there, rejuvenating ourselves from the salad work, meeting new friends, and basking in the Autumn sun.
Side note: We met some lovely people who came from Jindabyne and mentioned how much work there was up there right now (with the snow season upon us and all). We hadn't considered ever going there. BUT...we always said 'everything is subject to change' and went with our gut instincts.
So now we're off once more, rejuvenated, reinvigorated, off to the land of opportunity and discovery. Going (unexpectedly) we were never thought we would.
In our hearts we know we will be back one day...and we look forward to it with a twinkle in our eye.
Mallacoota....Remember It !
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