Rain!

Unbelievable. The day I wanted to be super sunny so that I can take some amazing pictures of Wineglass Bay starts off with a grey skies and a light drizzle.

Nevermind, hopefully it'll clear up later.

I walked down to the Barkmill Bakery for breakfast. For some reason I had to wait ages for my ham, cheese and tomato croissant to be toasted. Not that I was in a hurry as I want to give the rain enough of a chance to clear away.

Wineglass Bay is in Freycinit National Park which is about 80kms from where I'm staying in Swansea. On the way there I stop off a couple of times to fuel myself for the the apparently strenuous walk to the Bay. First stop was Freycinet Marine Farm for a dozen oysters – they were massive and really good. The next stop was the Freycinet Bakery where I picked up a seafood pie – sort of like fish pie but encased in real pastry.

After my pitstops I paid my park fees and set off on the walk to Wineglass Bay.

The walk was uphill for the first part and then downhill, all on fairly uneven, rocky ground. It made me laugh looking at the footwear that some people had on.

When I got to the Bay I was disappointed that it was still cloudy. The sand was really white, but it's unlikely to look good photographed when the sky above is overcast.

I walked the full length of the beach which took about an hour – I need the exercise to justify the meal I'm planning on having tonight! The oddest thing I saw on the beach was a dead seal that had been washed up. No Canadians with clubs anywhere to be seen.

Rather than simply retrace my steps to the carpark, I took a route via 'the Hazards' – an 8km walk on 'variable, undulating' terrain.

When I got back to the carpark there were a couple of wallabies with joeys rummaging around for food. The joeys were really cool – they'd go off and do some exploring and then duck back into their mother's pouch. Maybe for a quick snack of milk? The joeys looked quite big and it was a bit of a struggle when they wanted to get in the pouch for real. When they were in it was a struggle for their mothers to 'bounce around'.

After I got back to the motel I had a quick shower and headed out for dinner. I was going to try The Banc which seemed to be the 'best' restaurant in town – the menu certainly looked good! My effort to get a table was unsuccessful as they didn't have a table. The place was rammed. I came back at 8.30pm and this time I was seated. The reason why the place was so busy became clear as they had a special Thursday night deal – a starter, main and a glass of wine for $25.

I decided to stick to the regular menu and ordered Banc duck sausage on puy lentils to start and then Sassafrass lamb with mint sauce and green beans, carrots and potatoes (except it was described more elaborately on the menu). This was washed down with a few glasses of local pinot noir. To complete my meal I had the cheese plate and a glass of Rutherglen muscat. Yum yum!