Hamlin Bay Holiday Park

When I first started to think about going somewhere by myself I knew it had to be too far for me to just come home if I was sooked out, it needed to be somewhere that I knew how to get to, somewhere that I felt was reasonably safe, somewhere that I liked and somewhere that was close to other places.  I chose Hamlin Bay as we have been here a few times and I like the stingrays and the walk up to the lookout.  

Hamlin Bay Holiday Park   We've stayed here a few times now and the office people are always helpful and friendly and they have a selection of books and DVD's that you can borrow.  There is a kiosk on site if you need to buy anything.  There is a playground for kids and a decent camp kitchen, we have never used it but it looks pretty good.  The toilets block that is close to the area I stayed is not the most modern but does the job and was always reasonably clean, there is another one closer to the central area of the park.  

I was pretty sure that I would get a site seeing as I was going to stay mid-week and not school holidays and I seemed to have a choice so picked the one that husband and I stayed in in February.  So even leaving the booking to the day I was leaving home it still worked out.  I asked for site 65, the booking lady booked me in.  I get there and it's not the site I thought but right next door so that was fine.  Still a nice shady area with enough room for me to do my 27 point turns if I needed to to get parked up.

The sites in this area are powered but there are unpowered sites further up the track.  And lots of different sites in a different area to this.  I was expecting to pay $45 a night for this powered site as that is what husband and I payed in February but when they knew I was solo it only cost me $33ish.  There was a tap near by though the water is not potable.  There is a site map and photos of each site on the Hamlin Bay Holiday Park website.

I like this area as it is quite close to the beach and seems more secluded with not as many people though I daresay it would be quite crowded if all the sites were in use.

There were a few other people in the area when I got there at around 1 but 2 left Tuesday evening and 1 Wednesday morning so I more or less had the place to myself.  The sites are big so even if they had of stayed we would not have been on top of each other.

This was coming back from the beach Wednesday morning, no-one else anywhere to be seen.

This is looking toward the track where there are steps down to the toilet/shower block.  There are campsites on both sides of this dirt road and a long way back along that track.

The tap is just next to that tree, it has 3 tap outlets. 

Power box in the bottom front of picture, not seen from here.

First thing I did after parking up was to get the table and kettle out, it was coffee time.  That trailer in the background left Tuesday evening.  

I was lucky with the weather, after being worried about rain the days were sunny and warm.

Set-up done, coffee done, time for a walk to see if the rays are there and then up the hill to the lookout.

And down a hill to the beach.

I then had to walk up the sandhill so I could walk down the hill to the beach and back to the van.  So much walking, but not really.  I REALLY need to get fitter!