{"id":126,"date":"2023-04-26T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T04:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoffgoodyergmail.direct.quickconnect.to\/wordpress\/?p=126"},"modified":"2023-07-07T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T05:59:14","slug":"wilsons-promontory-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wilsons-promontory-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilsons Promontory &#8211; day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>I know I need a small vacation, <br \/>but it don&#8217;t look like rain\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Jimmy Webb. <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought of these words from Wichita Lineman as I walked 6.1 km up the fire trail back to my car. It\u2019s a long steady 200m climb. The sun was shining, as it had for all four days of my walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had breakfast overlooking the beach at Oberon Bay, looking out to Norman Island on the horizon. Life\u2019s good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5591-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Breakfast at Oberon Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a 3.4 km walk back to the Telegraph Saddle junction. The morning air was clear and I saw a few wallabies nonchalantly grazing on the sweet grass growing by the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/geoffgoodyergmail.direct.quickconnect.to\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5593.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trackside wallaby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I got to my car at around 10am and drove back to the visitors\u2019 centre at Tidal River, where I treated myself to hot chips (which taste best after a decent walk).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So ended my walk, but not my \u201csmall vacation\u201d, as I still had a 2 day drive back to Sydney. Lunch on the way at the charming town of Yarram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_5594-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yarram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I stopped the night at Binn Beach. 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