CAMPSITE # 28 - Scrubby Creek

Scrubby Creek Picnic Area was a mere 20kms from Eden. Slowly, we plan to make our way back up to where we were living in & out of Hope three weeks ago - Bateman's Bay. From there, head inland to spend Christmas day with my Uncle Bruce & Aunty Cheryl in Canberra.
If you look at our route over the last few weeks, you'll notice it simply doesn't make much sense at all. That's mainly thanks to having to back peddle to Yass to collect Charlie. As we both can't stand the idea of having to travel backwards - we had to improvise along the way.
After Christmas and hopefully after a stinking hot Boxing Day drinking in the pool and watching the Aussies redeem themselves in the Ashes - we'll then skyrocket our way down to be at  Melbourne International Airport by 7am on the 30th of December. Tom's good mate, who he hasn't seen in over three years, Christian is flying in from Germany to see how the real Aussie's do it for two weeks.
When we designed the shelving unit, we figured out a way for the front box directly behind the two front seats to unbuckle from the floor and buckle on the unit behind. So, we can then roll out the back bench seats for anyone to come and join us and jump in the back. Christian - if you're out there- brace yourself as it's gonna be a bumpy ride both metaphorically and physically :) As you're "fresh meat" joining us on our travels, a lot of the conversations leading up to your arrival are bound to begin with "And when Christian's here..." Let's just say someone's very excited to see you :)
New Years Eve will be spent somewhere in between Melbourne and Apollo Bay. More friends of ours are travelling down from Queensland to meet up with us and we're off to a NYE Party at a farm on the beach with a DJ and a marquet held by some friend of a friend. It will be very interesting and could very easily swing one way or another but at the end of the day, we'll have great company and loads of entertainment. We're really looking forward to seeing everyone again :)

Scrubby Creek Picnic Area was nothing fancy but it was free and one step up from a roadside Rest Area. As it was pissing down with rain - neither of us felt game enough to jump out to take a campsite pic.
Instead, we decorated the Troopie cabin with 20c tinsel from the OP Shop and solar powered fairy lights that automatically turn on/off at dusk and dawn. So, we are now colourfully Christmasy - who said that just cause you're living out of a truck you can't put up Xmas decorations? Well, probably no one but if they did - we defied the odds and every night that we fall asleep amongst the lights - we're one night closer to the happiest day of the year. 

One thing Scrubby Creek DIDN'T have, like many other free campsites, is flush dunnies. Drop Dunnies (or Long Drops whatever you want to call them) and I are still not very good friends. Infact, my entire visit to every drop dunnies is limited to how long I can hold my breath. It doesn't help that a woman at our very first campsite proceeded to tell me that she found a 4foot python hiding behind the sanitary bins - really hasn't helped my situation. I'm so paranoid of a) what lurks  behind the door when I close it b) what might fly up my bum when I'm sitting on it and c) what might slither it's way through the many gaps and nibble away at my toes.
Once again though, I ask - How hard is it to put the toilet seat down? And no, I'm not just being some paranoid domestic demon who whinges about men who don't do the gentlemenly thing by lowering the lid after use, this is more aimed at the naive camper using a drop dunnie and is too lazy to drop the seat so the next camper that comes along (me) enters to find 70 flies squatting on her seat ... ew!!!

Nothing stops Charlie (except a rusty head gasket)

Green Cape Lighthouse. The Lighthouse has closed down and since been replaced by some ugly steel thing with solar panels on top. The Lightkeeper's cottages are now holiday accommodation with some serious views.

Just a little older than Charlie...