Bridport and The Lost Farm

We had previously booked an unpowered site, number 193, at the Bridport Caravan Park based on the recommendation of Jodie and Kurt, fellow Bushtracker owners. We had camped alongside them at Geeveston and Old Mac's Farm near Launceston.

To avoid backtracking, we headed to Bridport on the northeast coast. Staying here also allowed me to play golf at Barnbougle 'The Lost Farm,' a links-style course that runs along the coastline and overlooks Bass Strait. US Golf Digest ranked it the fifth best course in Australia and the 23rd best in the world.

Barnbougle offers three courses: the first was 'The Dunes,' followed by 'The Lost Farm,' and the third, 'Bougle Run,' is a fourteen-hole short course featuring 12 par-3s and two par-4s.

My tee time at The Lost Farm was at 10:20 AM on Friday, May 9. It was a fine sunny day, but unfortunately, the calm winds that had been forecast did not materialise. Instead, we experienced a westerly wind at times gusting to well over 35 km/h, making conditions very challenging, especially from the 15th hole onwards, with the wind blowing relentlessly.

On one of our days, we enjoyed lunch at the Bridport Distillery, sampled their Lavender and Lemonchello gins, and later purchased a Lavender gin.

Lunch at the Bridport Pub was also enjoyable.

A tramway ran 28 km between Forester and Bridport to transport sawn timber for shipping to Melbourne. The Bridport Pier was burned down by arsonists in 1938, and in 1941, an electrical fault destroyed the remains of the pier.

On Saturday, May 10, we travelled to The Pipers Brook Vineyard, also known as Jansz, for Ros to enjoy a sparkling wine tasting. We were surprised to learn that this vineyard is located at the same latitude as the Champagne region in France, which is 41 degrees. Here we enjoyed a delicious cheese platter before purchasing half a dozen bottles, including the Pontos Hills Vintage Cuvee 2018, which can only be found at this cellar door, as well as a vintage rosé.