Interestingly the park was proclaimed in 1868 as a cricket and recreation area. The park is just over the road from an excellent beach and on the banks of the Barmah River. Management are very warm and friendly and the whole park has a well cared for very green and leafy look. We particularly liked the way it had bush coming right down to the rear of the park - you couldn't see a house anywhere. Very much like bush camping but with all the goodies.

Fees are very realistic at $16 non-powered and $20 powered. Lots of amenity blocks and a good laundry. One campervan, one caravan and one tenter came in while we were there - so it wasn't overcrowded - they all left plenty of space between the four units. TV reception was fantastic on channel 2 using a boosted Winegard aerial, but you needed to plug into the community socket in the powrr box to receive the commercial channels. CDMA and digital worked full strength and the water was quite good and plentiful.

Rex soon decided it was time for a walk down town - it is an easy stroll of about 1.5 kms to the Post Office and you can go on the main streets one way and back along the golf course and part beach front on the return journey. Being a fairly cloudy day, there wasn't much activity other than the Friday afternoon golfers - the shops certainly weren't busy. If you're into golf and have a buggy on wheels, you could take a walk there, enjoy a round and the 19th hole and walk back quite safely and legally.

We did hear quite a few Irish accents. The newsagent confided there had been an influx of nationalities, who were checking out the Twelve Apostles, as part of their Australian visit for the Rugby World Cup competition. Wonder how they thought our coastline compared to the Irish one back home?

We were particularly impressed with the BBQ shack pictured above. A great idea and it even had a very well made large open fireplace and a lovely intimate cosy atmosphere. The laundry even had a nice folding table and low cost washing and drying at $2 a load - way below average for Victoria.

Doggies are supposed to be on lead but since we were parked at the rear and there was no one within cooee, Rex did get a few games of ball, much to his delight. He even got a bath, thanks to our external shower and blow dried using the nearby powerpole with our hair dryer. It was just too cloudy and cold to leave his long coat wet - and yes he is spoiled! There are a lot of birds in the surrounding and mainly native trees, especially the beautiful parrots and galahs. If you want to go fishing, the river is on the rear boundary of the park, so you could even park with the river at your back and fish out the back door. We didn't see many fish caught but it was obviously a relaxing pastime.