I was certainly glad we set the camper up well this time with the floor in and annexe on as it drizzled a little last night but we were all water tight inside.
After breakfast we pointed the cruiser towards Alonna then Lunewarra not a real lot to see excellent farming land and holiday blouses which would be great to use over simmer but winter I think not!.
We entered the national park at the far end of the South Island and stopped a few times for bayside snaps of the dolomite stack formations and crashing surf and shortly arrived at the lighthouse where we did a few short walks around the lighthouse and the light keepers cottage and museum room and also down to the cemetery behind ,it's always sad to read the stories the families had to endure and usually short child's lives along this rugged coast.
Packed sangas was an easy lunch and we chatted with many travellers , some from Newcastle others from port Macquarie im really enjoying the different views from the kids and how they translate the tales to us .
We headed back up though mt magnalia which was covered in mist so no views were enjoyed or walks onto the summit to see the views but we did do the self guided tour of Clennets mill site where there was still remnants lying around like a 14 tonne winch used to haul logs up the hill and a small tramway that was later used to move logs out to the road , even the boiler and loco remains left you with an impression of quite a busy area on the relatively small hillside which apparently helped a lot of locals with work during the depression sometimes employing up to 100 workers over 50 families .
From there we drove down the slippery slopes of the mountain towards Adventure Bay where cook had been in 1778 and later flinders and quite regularly William Bligh and the Infamous Bounty for mast repairs shortly before the mutiny occurred.
A quick look around fluted cape and the little villag e we stopped at the berry farm and had a cuppa and treats all round for us, dash had berry yoghurt and a smoothie Ej had a Devonshire tea ,Shahla had a Caramel milkshake and strawberry ice cream while Corinna and I both had coffees I had the white chocolate and berry brownie and the handbrake had baked berry cake , I can assure you all the sweets were wolfed down and enjoyed.
On the grounds we looked at the many types of berries then played costs outside as it was only overcast at this stage and some totem tennis.
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