Day 1 - 16th March
I knew where we were going yesterday. The Coronavirus scare is on, and they'd just said that everyone entering Australia ahd to isolate themselves. There is a lot of uncertaintyand Lynn didn't want to procede without me knowing what was happening. It turned outn that helped, as it made it much easier for me to pack, knowing roughly where we were going and so roughly what we might be doing.
An early flight, at 6.50. So were were up at 5.15 and I thought I'd booked a taxi for 5.30. By 5.40 it hadn't arrived and I rang to find I'd booked it for 5.30pm. I never get anything else wrong like that, so I'm still trying to blame the app for being unclear.
Anyway, we made it to the airport with a bit of time to spare and boarded shortly after we got to the gate. A short hop to Melbourne and about an hour and a half in the terminal, then an even shorter trip to King Island on a Rex Saab 340. It was a lovely day when we arrived. A bit windy but in the mid 20s and probably about as warm as King Island gets. Lynn had booked a Pajero and we drove into the main town of Currie - which is pretty small, one cafe, a pub and two general stores. We had a pie at the bakery and drove down to the harbour to pass some time until we were expected at the accommodation.
We set off to the place we were staying - but after looking at the phone I assumed I was on the right road and went wildly off course. Then we went the wrong way down a road. It all ended up taking us about 45 minutes to do a 10 minute drive. Tensions were running high by the time we got to Kittawa Lodge. It's only been open 6 months and there are only 2 cabins, but it has a stark beauty.
The cabin is lovely with huge windows looking west to the ocean. After relaxing briefly we drove back to Currie to get some water. Back in Kittawa Lodge we took a short walk along the hill overlooking the bay. Then Lynn made dinner, and we're now sitting at the big windows watching the waves and wallabies graze in the long grass.
An early flight, at 6.50. So were were up at 5.15 and I thought I'd booked a taxi for 5.30. By 5.40 it hadn't arrived and I rang to find I'd booked it for 5.30pm. I never get anything else wrong like that, so I'm still trying to blame the app for being unclear.
Anyway, we made it to the airport with a bit of time to spare and boarded shortly after we got to the gate. A short hop to Melbourne and about an hour and a half in the terminal, then an even shorter trip to King Island on a Rex Saab 340. It was a lovely day when we arrived. A bit windy but in the mid 20s and probably about as warm as King Island gets. Lynn had booked a Pajero and we drove into the main town of Currie - which is pretty small, one cafe, a pub and two general stores. We had a pie at the bakery and drove down to the harbour to pass some time until we were expected at the accommodation.
We set off to the place we were staying - but after looking at the phone I assumed I was on the right road and went wildly off course. Then we went the wrong way down a road. It all ended up taking us about 45 minutes to do a 10 minute drive. Tensions were running high by the time we got to Kittawa Lodge. It's only been open 6 months and there are only 2 cabins, but it has a stark beauty.
The cabin is lovely with huge windows looking west to the ocean. After relaxing briefly we drove back to Currie to get some water. Back in Kittawa Lodge we took a short walk along the hill overlooking the bay. Then Lynn made dinner, and we're now sitting at the big windows watching the waves and wallabies graze in the long grass.
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