It’s my birthday- it’s my birthday -whooop-whoop !!
Luckily I didn’t have a lot to pack up, left the car and went for a walk then to get a lovely breakfast! Was also hoping to get some birthday cake for later but nothing tickled my fancy.
Then to the main event of celebration – many hours spent at the Metung Hotsprings!
The hot springs are a fairly commercial affair. $55 entry per person (though pay one get one free-not that I had a plus one?!?) There are many pool options, sauna, large gum barrels and single person wine type barrels that overlook the lake.
Luckily, it being midweek there aren’t too many people and everyone spreads out.
All the pools are available at multiple levels- up and down stairs. There are cold plunge pools (20C) located near the hot springs. Mind you- it was cool enough going from spring to spring. Having said that the sun was out, it was about 22C, and generally not too windy.
The day was really nice and relaxing and when I had soaked enough I hit the road through to Bairnsdale to see the frescos in St Mary’s Catholic Church. Most churches in Australia are def not renowned for any frescos but here we are… painted in the 1930s by Franceso Floreani .
I hopped in to the next door tourist info to grab maps and info and then headed SE towards Paynesville, where I set up camp in the caravan park for the night.
I whipped out my chair and got into the fridge to get out my sparkling wine (now that I didn’t have to drive anywhere) and some cheese and to my horror I realised that I forgot my big plastic container with my cheeses and tomatoes in the fridge in the apartment in Metung that morning!! I should explain that I bought some great cheddar in Bodalla, NSW a few weeks back and did not wanna let it go. I called the accommodation, and they hadn’t cleaned the room yet and got the container out the fridge. I said to the fella that I’d call and let him know when I’d get it. Then a thought came to me…in that my new farmer friend might be coming through to Bairnsdale. Sent him a message to share my cheese crisis and low and behold he had an appointment the next afternoon and was super kind enough to get my cheese and drop it off for me!! Yeah!!!
