I wanted to do one more short walk to Forrest Beach Caves before leaving. I needed a low tide which wouldn’t be until late morning, so there was no rush in getting ready.
I got there about 1.5hrs before low tide but it wasn’t low enough yet to pass and neither did I have the right footwear to climb over the sharp rocks . So I gave up on that and headed off.
I decided that I’d make my way to Arthur’s Seat first as tomorrow the rain was supposed to come in, so the elevated views would be no good. Honestly the summit view is really a waste as the trees cover most, but the view points on the way are pretty cool!
I then decided I’d find a camp in the west so that I could set up my tent before doing the hike to Fort Nepean. I wasted 30min going through campsite by campsite to find them all closed for the winter !! What bullshit is that !?!? Not even one !!
So then I got to looking for a place to stay …and 135 dollars later I booked it !! It was nice but very unnecessary !!
The whole Point Nepean National Park is pretty interesting as it was the quarantine area for incoming ships. Many buildings still stand today . One of the most interesting ones is the steam chambers that were used for disinfection of all belongings and luggage.
The western most end is also a fort with many gun emplacements in place around Bass Strait.
I did the walk from Gunners Cottage to just past the barrack locations and then decided to head back before the sun caught me out.
Had a great encounter with a very non chalant echidna . It waddled towards me with no bother. Must have been too busy eating the ants around. They are usually more skittish.
Also saw a blue tongue lizard sunning itself and very slow to move.
