Orbost was my first stop en route to Mallacoota after leaving Red Bluff. This is a beautiful little country town on the Snowy River and the gateway to all that Snowy River country offers. The real estate prices are modest and the main street is well maintained and looks prosperous. Three real estate agents in town indicate optimism. Is this a town about to take off? Off again, with a pit-stop at Cann River. The General Store was busy, busy. Running out of coins, already out of bread rolls and using bread for the burgers, and unable to take specific orders only selling ready made food. On the main coastal highway from Sydney to Melbourne what else could be expected at this time of year. Then on to Mallacoota.Detoured into Gipsy Point and made a note that the Gipsy Point Lodge looked worth the trip on a return visit sometime. Karbeethong Drive at Mallacoota, which is clearly the domain of the well-heeled, is quite attractive. The views are wonderful and reminiscent of the Hawkesbury in NSW. Then on into the town centre. The main camping site was packed with dome tent upon caravan upon marquee. Masses of people. How did they all manage showers and toilets with crowds like this? I imagined the noise at night once all the kids came home to roost. I had spent two marvellous nights without this lack of privacy and decided this was not my cup of tea. I beat it out of there. Mallacoota is far too crowded at this time of year. Clearly, most people love this. Any return to Mallcoota by me will be when school's in.
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