Melbourne Cup Camping at the Prom

I love the Melbourne Cup long weekend. I look forward to it all winter long as it says, not long now, summer, Christmas holidays and the new year are just around the corner. Plus it breaks the 5 month dry spell between public holidays. This year we planned a camping/hiking trip to Wilson's Promontory National Park, which is a 3 hr drive SE of Melbourne. While the weather wasn't the best (lots of rain), we managed to keep relatively dry and tried to make the most of our time away.

Bush Walking
Sam and I at the Telegraph Saddle Car park, trying to decide which hike to go on

Bonnie sitting at the top of Mt Oberon (above) and the view of Tidal River and beaches below

Bonnie enjoying the natural surroundings

Bonnie leading the way to Little Oberon Bay (in the background below)

Telegraph Track leading back to camp with Mt Oberon in the background. Last year there were severe bush fires through Wilson's Prom burning a large part of the bush. The burnt remains were quite a contrast to the new growth coming through

BeachesHamish, Bella, Andrew and Sam enjoying the cold waters around the Prom

Wildlife

These tunnels in the bushes form part of the wombat "Super Highway" that surrounded our campsite. Our resident wombat (see below) came out most nights foraging in the grass. But beware they don't mind having a snoop inside your tent if they smell some tasty treats.

We also saw a couple of wallabies and some possums, one of which liked scaring me in the ladies toilets. We also had some close calls with snakes, though Bonnie and I had no idea they were there at the time. Another couple of hikers pointed out that I had sat about 10 feet away from a Copperhead and that we had walked right past a couple of tiger snakes. Stupid city chicks.