I made my way over to the east coast to the Tasman Peninsula. It was a big National Park with sea cliffs, so I thought it would be a good a stop. What I didn't realize is that very little of it is actually accessible by car. I got there just in time to catch the sunset, which was magnificent, as it usually is in beautiful locations of nature. As a complete aside, all info areas around here were actually just peoples' houses. It was very confusing when I followed the information signs (the blue signs with the i).
Anyhow, I managed to stop at all 3 point of interest sites in the NP within 30 minutes. Unfortunately, a very sad and stupid incident occured at my last stop for the night. I thought I would get a self-portrait... because mum likes those. Being the shy guy that I am, I didn't ask anyone to take the picture. So, I setup my camera on a railing, which had a nice flat place for cameras. The bad part is that the wind was blowing pretty well. I thought... hmmm.. my camera could blow off. Bah, let's do it anyhow. Well.... please refer to photo. I think it can be fixed by the manufacturer, but I still feel silly, when I had a inkling for what would happen.
Then, it was time to find a place to sleep. I thought about finding a hotel... but eh. I love the outdoors... and admittingly, I'm a cheap man. I am what I am. So, I found a remote location in the park that had nearby tourist attractions. I stopped the car and took a look around to see if I should setup camp. To sum up what this area was, was that it was a parking lot, with some sand and a short footpath that leads to another tourist attraction site. The point it is that it wasn't really a proper place to camp. Finally, I gave up on that spot as tourists began walking around. I didn't want to seem like too much of a bum. So, I drove into the most remote dirt roads of the park and found a nice spot next to a dumped refrigerator and furniture. It actually was a fairly nice spot... other than the trash.
Mum does enjoy those pictures of son, especially since he is so far away. So does grandmum and grandpa. Didn't mean to jinx a mishap.
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