1/18/2015

We took the long way back from Cann River starting by going to the market in Malacoota on Saturday morning.  Malacoota is a town bigger than Cann River on the Victoria side of the New South Wales border. I had heard that the Malacoota market had amazing blueberries and was also a good place for some other interesting items. It was amazing. We got blueberries, peaches, chili wine, dumplings, a skirt, a plant, spice mixes, and soap. I'll take orders for my next visit :). Walking through the town we got green smoothies and plenty of tourist information. We took a kayak out on the lake and had a tad of trouble. We almost got sucked out into the ocean then we kept beaching the Kayak in shallow water. It was 2 hours of great fun. I'm sure I will go back. 

After Malacoota we climbed Genoa peak. It was a 7km drive and a 1.5km run. The view from the top was absolutely spectacular. We could see over the border and out to the ocean. 

Then we went on the Drummer rainforest walk. It was only 1km but it was a beautiful loop. 

We stopped in Marlo for dinner at the local pub which serves an amazing seafood menu and an equally amazing margarita pizza. 

We spent the night camping in Lake Tyres State park. We thought that we were so sneaky getting the campsite all the way at the end of the road but found that 2 cars of fishermen had the same idea. I think they fished all night because they were fishing when I went to sleep and were still fishing when I woke up. It was my first time using my new tent that I had gotten on sale in June. It is good for a summer night but might not be the best when it starts to cool off. 

We woke up just before 6 as you do when you are camping and drove to Lake's entrance for breakfast. We ate peaches from the market as we walked around so we weren't actually hungry when we went to the coffee lab and cafe. I got house blend of 2 single origin coffees and promised myself that I would be back to have some of the delicious looking food soon. 

We stopped a few more kilometers down the road at a historical house on the lakes. It was mildly interesting but not worth a return trip. 

The next stop was lunch for pasta and a steak sandwich. Good but not extraordinary. We did stop at a rose garden afterward which was quite beautiful. Then straight back into the city on our way in we got stuck in traffic as they were doing road work in the city. We missed the 5pm deadline for returning the car by 6 minutes so we had to hold onto the car for an extra 14 hours and pay the $45 late fee. No huge problem and it let me use the car to pick up groceries.