Mon, 18th April - Shannon National Park

We rose early this morning and drive into Denmark which has an award winning Bakery. Lynne and Neil had mentioned the Bakery to us, so we figured it would be a good place to get some morning tea.  We quickly find though, that Denmark is not an 'RV Friendly Town'.  It is very difficult to find somewhere to park our big rig, so Rick drops me outside the Bakery and drives around the block.  The cakes in the display cabinet were all beautiful and it was hard to decide on just one item ... perhaps it was a good thing that Rick would be driving around waiting for me otherwise I might have spent a bit longer in there, haha.

We drive on to a place called Parry's Beach.  Once again it is busy and the spots are quite tight to get into ... also there is a dead snake hanging in a bush that a fellow traveller has only just hit with a shovel, so we decide to keep moving.  

We continue on to Walpole and the Tree Top Walk.  Lynne had assured me that it was quite safe and if she could do it, I could do it.  It is very high and a bit unnverving but worth the effort.  This area reminds us a bit of home and the rainforest on the South Coast.  The trees around this area are even taller though.

We continue on to a rest area for lunch and then head to Shannon National Park to camp for the night.  The camp sites here are well appointed with BBQs and wood provided as well as picnic tables and level areas for vans.  The toilets are clean and there is a donkey for heating the water in the showers. 

We  get settled and then go for a 2.5km walk around the National Park before preparing some oysters on the BBQ for dinner. This is one of the nicest camp sites we have had so far and only cost us $12 to camp for the night. 

Tree Top walk

Tree Hugger

Our Shannon Park campsite