Nature vs. Nature

We had a great day outdoors at Cape Otway. Spotted quite a few animals and had a beach all to ourselves:

Kookaburra

Apollo Bay

Koala

Wallaby

Tiger snake or lowland copperhead - not sure but both are poisonous, so who cares

Point Franklin

On the other side...

Nature in the form of corona continues to be on the rise. To hold on to the situation in writing I simply copy a recap of the Australian prime minister's press conference:

• From midday tomorrow, registered and licensed clubs, licensed premises in hotels and pubs, entertainment venues and cinemas, casinos and nightclubs will all close
• Restaurants and cafes will be restricted to takeaway only.
• Indoor sporting venues and places of worship will close.
• Enclosed spaces for funerals and “things of that nature” will have to follow the strict four square metre rule which will be enforced.
• on schools, Morrison said the clear medical advice is that schools should remain open. 
• Morrison said this was only stage one of the social distancing measures. If Australians fail to adhere to the rules, more draconian measures will be introduced. Stage two has not yet been defined or discussed.
• Shopping centres are not being closed, he said, and there is no reason to hoard.
• Bottle shops are also remaining open. Home deliveries and takeaway food businesses will also continue to operate.

Source: the guardian.com

In addition, if crossing interstate borders you will have to go into self isolation for 14 days. Australian government still needs to confirm whether this can be done in a camper van. 

Fingers crossed that we can actually do our Western Australia road trip.