A few months ago my friends and I decided to take a camping trip to Wilsons Promontory, which if you don't live in Victoria, or even Australia, you might not even know about.
Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula located at the most South East point of Victoria and most is protected by the Wilson Promontory National Park. It's surrounded by beaches and mountains that made it perfect for a long trail walk/hike and beach trips in the afternoon.
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Meet the Campers!
From top left to bottom right: Harry, Tim, Jiasu, Alex, Ryland, James, Tiffany, Bianca, Niki, Zhen, Andrew, Gen, Maddie, Katie, Emily.
Photo taken at Wilsons Promontory (March 2013) |
We went during the Easter break in the last week of March, thus it was Autumn weather; the days where warm (18-25 degrees celsius) but the nights were freezing (0-5 degrees celsius). I'll be honest, the main point of the trip was to get away from uni work and chill out with all our friends as we don't get to see each other that often (though some were unable to come) and have a few cheeky drinks ;). We booked two camping spots and slept in tents for the 5 days and 4 nights that we were away. I can't really tell you a daily recount of everything that happened because 1) I actually can't remember and 2) if I actually did, it'd be a short novel, but I'll tell you about the highlights.
First was when the final 15th member of the group arrived on site because it meant that we were all together again! Naww I feel like this is when we should jump into the chorus of High School Musical together! It was just nice to see everyone's faces after weeks of not seeing some people and waking up in the morning and knowing a friend was right next to you to have a joke with and start the day on a positive. And no, I wasn't about to kill anyone by the last day... well kill is a bit extreme. We definitely had tough moments, especially during dinner preparations and setting tents up, but of course no one held on to it and we all moved past little tiffs because we were all tired from lack of sleep. Memories from this trip are gonna be forever engraved in my mind and I grew closer with friends I thought I couldn't possibly be any closer with (was that even english?.... sorry Mr B).
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Squeaky Beach from the top of the hill on the trail
Photo taken at Squeaky Beach (March 2013) |
Second was our walk or should I say PILGRIMAGE to Squeaky Beach. Ok I'm being a bit overdramatic, the walk wasn't bad at all and was a nice way to clear the lungs (after you've finished throwing them up... I'm kidding... *cough*). The walk was about 5km and took around 40 minutes for the whole herd to land on the beach. Though the beach is famous for the squeaky noise the sand makes when the wind blows, there wasn't much squeaking that day (am I the only one with a wrong image in my mind? Ok I'll stop) but it was still really lovely! The sand was a bit more gritty than the sand on the beach that was closer to our camp but it was still really lovely compared to sand back in Melbourne. The rock surfaces were brilliant for climbing and sitting on (I did more of the latter because of my fear of heights) but others had fun. The water was cold, but so blue and clean and wonderful! We didn't go swimming, but it was so tempting to just jump in. The beach is honestly just so beautiful and picturesque that my crappy iPhone doesn't do it any justice.
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My friends and I at Squeaky Beach
Left to right: Katie, Gen, Tiffany, Niki
Photo taken at Squeaky Beach (March 2013) |
Third was definitely having the freedom and responsible of what can kinda be mirrored in living with friends and having to be responsible enough with money, planning ahead, meal plans, food buying and travel. It was also a whole trip that I paid for completely 100% with my own money, and though it didn't cost much in comparison to actually moving out or a trip, it still was really cool to know that I earned this.
There's a million things I haven't even gotten to but I feel the main things I did touch on. If you get a chance to come to Victoria and an opportunity to go to Wilsons Promontory, DO IT! Yes it's not the most exciting, and yeah it's not the most famous locale, but it's stunning, it's beautiful, it's a secret treasure in Victoria's back pocket. It holds so many great memories I have with some of the best friends and people I could ever have.
Where are your secret treasured locations? Any funny camping stories you wish to share?
Until next time, see you soon!
Katie xo
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