Steering clear of the out of control bush fires that were burning close by the Bay Of Fires we decided to head straight to Bicheno.   Bicheno is about 20 – 30 minutes drive from the Wine Glass Bay Area and Freycinet National Park.  Check out the scenery on the way down:-

We arrived at our chosen caravan park, called Sea View where an unpowered  camp site was  7 dollars a night  for a tent (bargain).  The place was deserted, reception and the restaurant were closed but a sign directed us to a different hotel at the end of the port road for check-in.  For our  7  dollars we got, laundry, fully equipped kitchen, hot showers and toilet facilities, a spectacular sunset,

silence, kangaroos, an overgrown tennis court, an extremely friendly local dog, no bikers, sea views from the dorm balcony and absolutely no one else on the site.   Pure…