Dory was due for her 5000km oil change, so we decided to check her into the garage at Port Campbell. Afterwards, we headed off on some more of the Great Ocean Road and snapped some shots of The Arch, London Bridge and the Bay of Islands.

We continued on to a place called Wannon near the Grampians where the book said there was free camping. The camping spot was really nice. It made a change from the rip off national parks in NSW where they charge $27 for camping and supply no facilities except a hole in the ground toilet. It’s a rip off especially when you can stay in NSW camping grounds for only $20 and they supply hot showers, flush loos and free wireless Internet.

We slept in Dory again as it is a pain doing the tent thing just for one night. Putting up the tent is fine, as it is done while drinking beer. It’s taking it down the next morning that is a pain. It takes a lot longer as we have to also clean the tent, and sometimes wait for it to dry.

We have a new camp set-up for car sleeping (thanks to Kathmandu sale in Melbourne). It’s a special car shade, which we tried doing with tarps but is a pain. This one works really well and it only cost $35 including poles, guy ropes and tent pegs.

Anyway, we cooked a nice beef and vegetable stir fry for dinner, accompanied by a few beers, followed by a peaceful night sleep.