We stayed in a campground last night in Wonthaggi.  We packed up leisurely this morning and rearranged a few things in the panniers to make it easier during the day.  Some panniers we want to remain closed all day as they are water-proof and other panniers need to have food, jackets etc easily at hand.  We wouldn’t want to open the computer gear pannier in the rain to get a jacket.

It was a beautiful morning and we cycled from Wonthaggi to Cape Patterson.  Again there was a nice wide cycle lane.  There was nobody on the beach and it was spectacular.  We had a snack and went for a walk on the beach and admired the view.  After Cape Patterson we biked along the coast to Inverloch which is a nice tourist town.  It’s easy to tell how nice a town might be by how many camp grounds there are.

Tonight we are staying in a Big4 holiday park which is very flash.  A bit like a NZ Top10 Holiday Park, it has a heated swimming pool, big kitchen and all the amenities we need.  It gets dark at 6pm so having a camp kitchen is good as it means we don’t have to cook early or cook in the dark.

Today was a short day biking but that sets us up nicely for 50km tomorrow, most on a rail trail.  Also Josh said Inverloch is a nice place and we’ve enjoyed having most of the afternoon off.

Highlight of the day:  Cape Paterson beach.

Jen at Cape Paterson

Cape Paterson

Sand

Cape Paterson

Cape Paterson

Downtown Inverloch

Camping in Inverloch

Inverloch beach at very high tide