Warrnambool

As i was given some leave that coincided with School Holidays, we decided to take ourselves away for a week. Warrnambool proved to be a good choice for this. We stayed at the Surfside Holiday Park, which we rated as a 4/5 with Badgers caravaners reports.

As we had no real plans other than a full week or relaxation we had no plans for what we might do whilst we were in Warrnambool. Our first “treat” was the realisation the park was situated next to the main rail line in and out of Warrnambool. Some train drivers tried to sneak past in the night, ineffectively, and others must of enjoyed the use of the Horn very much . This happened about 4 times a day, with no more than 2 trains at night. All that said we were not disturbed that much by them and this would not stop us visiting again.

Our second “treat” was an explosion during the first night. A power transformer coming into the park exploded, cutting power to the park for most of the first day. That was the extent of surprises for the stay.

During the week we enjoyed some great meals at some local venues, including Maceys and the RSL, which was only a short walk from the park.

We spent most of the days either reading and relaxing at the van, or walking  to the beach, the Breakwater wall, the local park or into town.

During our stay we did venture out of town for a visit to Tower Hill, where we were meant to see some wildlife but only managed to find a Koala. We also went out to Timboon to visit the Timboon distillery and Ice cream shop, as well as the Allansford Cheese factory. Both of these are highly recommended tourist destinations.