The easternmost point in australia and I forgot to take my monkey.

Turns out that the easternmost point in mainland Australia is less than an hours walk from where I am staying. When I got there I discovered that my rucksack full of unnecessary crap did not have my monkey in it, so I could not take a picture for the collection ☹

Other than the misfortune of the monkey, it was a pleasant walk. Feeling wise this morning, I purchased some sunblock (SPF=30) and stopped for a few minutes on the beach to grease myself up like a pig; someone else in my dorm has his scalp peeling off in most unpleasant fashion because he was surfing too long without any sunscreen.

There's a nice walking route from the town along the beach, up over a hill through a forest, back down and along the next beach then up up up and down down down to some lookout where you can allegedly sometimes see dolphins (at first I thought I could see some, but it turned out they were just stones - reminds me of a dog I once met in Chicago).

Then up up up up up to the Easternmost Point (where an english girl was sitting on the grass having just been stung by a wasp and fearful that she was going to have an allergic reaction - there were plenty of other people round though so I paid her no heed) and then to the lighthouse, where I was looking forward to buying some overpriced water or powerade but was frustrated in doing so because the shop was closed for lunch.

Otherside of the lighthouse, can look along the coast (southwards, I think) at miles and miles of light blue sea and golden sandy beaches, with patches of people spread out in clusters. The walking route continued and at one point a fork led off down to those beaches, but I was getting a little tired by all the climbing, so I kept to the path that led me down and back into the town.