We packed up and left our Hahndorf caravan park at 10am. Our drive to Brighton Beach would have been less than an hour, but we could not check-in at Brighton until midday.
We diverted to Mylor, a small historic village popular with hikers and bike riders. Wikipedia notes there is no pub and attributes this to the early settlers being strict Methodists, who back then had temperance beliefs.
I walked along the two blocks of the main road where the local primary school has this coloufull mural.
There are only three retail shops in Mylor. Coopers Rural and Hardware Supplies has been in operation for 125 years, selling all things needed for animals. This historic photo is from their website, and there has been little change to the front of the building.
I didn’t visit the General Store, but the website shows photos of sourdough bread baked on site in a micro bakery. It is a small family-run business selling household essentials and local produce.
Verté Kitchen is very popular. It is run by a mother and daughter duo, with lots of female staff. The building was once the home of the Mylor Bakery. It has character and well-preserved historic features, and the food is very enticing. I bought an excellent sourdough loaf and a slice of slow cooked tomatoes and basil pie. Outside, there is a rack for bicycles and a toolbox to allow riders to make necessary repairs.
Also on the main street is a local hall and country fire brigade building, and a few older homes. Newer homes are located in the three back streets. Multiple new netball courts have been built near the school.
After we left Mylor, the roads were very windy and narrow, so our progress was slow. We didn’t need any further delay and arrived at Brighton Beachfront Holiday Park just after midday. I was given a map of the park with directions to drive around the amenities block onto our site, and not reverse onto it, which would have been simpler! As we approached our site, access was blocked by two small clotheslines pegged down onto the ground. I rang the office and a worker moved the clotheslines. When the owners returned, one of them glared at Anita, so I told them we didn’t move their clothes lines.
After manoeuvring onto our site and unhooking, I took Bluey for a well-deserved run on the beach. The whole beach is off-leash all the time when daylight saving is not in force. He found another dog to run with and to chase. There is a great kiosk very close to our site. Anita ordered a serving of fish and chips while I was on the beach with Bluey. Both the fish and the chips were delicious! Bluey and Tilly loved their samples.
I liked this park poster as it includes a cat. There is at least one other cat here, and his owner was delusional in thinking Tilly would like to meet him! Tilly chooses people to talk to on her walks, and is not interested in other cats.
There is a nature reserve behind the park, with 100 steps up to a lookout – I counted them! There is a good view over the park and the arrow shows the location of our Bushtracker.
Tilly was busy killing the blanket, while Bluey was hungry after all of his exercise. He stood on my coat, pleading with his eyes for Anita to feed him.
Anita used the stove and oven in the camp kitchen to cook our delicious pork chops. I supervised!
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