We awoke and lightly packed our packs and had a hot breakfast of porridge and honey before heading off down the beach for the car park. We were greeted by the sight of two tall ships, The Young Endeavour and The One and All as they made a port stop in Wineglass Bay.
This also meant that there was already a crowd on the beach in front of us. But, we set off anyways and made for the steep climb to the car park. This was the least favourite of all my trails as it was full of day walkers by the time we reached it at about 10am. Already the other side of the beach was filling up with people who have trekked to the main attraction.
We did take a detour at the look out, but it was packed full of other tourists, each of them trying to get their photo taken. Needless to say after days without crowds, I was finding them a bit tiresome. All the de-stressing and communing with nature I had done over the past few days was being quickly forgotten.
With our water bottles full and lunch in our belly, we rushed from the car park and back to Wineglass Bay. I had felt some sadness and anxiety at the car park--it felt as though the trip had already ended. Reaching our campsite again, however, restored me with a sense of calm. We were still camping.
With our water bottles full and lunch in our belly, we rushed from the car park and back to Wineglass Bay. I had felt some sadness and anxiety at the car park--it felt as though the trip had already ended. Reaching our campsite again, however, restored me with a sense of calm. We were still camping.
With a warm dinner in our belly, we clutched our terrible instant coffee and watched our last sunset at the park. I felt a sense of accomplishment that I had survived my first camping trip, excitement about tomorrow afternoon's shower and sadness over leaving. I suppose that makes it a success.
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