WWFF Activation Bournda National Park VKFF-0050

After spending Christmas and Boxing day at my brothers place at Pambula Beach on the NSW South Coast, time to head home. Decided to activate Bournda National Park, between Merimbula and Tathra, after which I could cut across to Bega and return home to Canberra via the Bemboka-Cooma route.

Bournda National Park is quite large and covers Bournda lagoon, Wallagoot Lake and Bondi Lake, and was established in 1992. I travelled along the Sapphire Coast Drive, turning off onto Bournda Rd.

I took the first turnoff on the left to the picnic area Scotts Bay, on Wallagoot Lake, and set up on one of the picnic tables at the far end.

Location of my operating spot. Map from Protected Planet website.

Looking back at the rest of the picnic area. A pleasant grassy spot.

View of the table from the other direction

Shack on the table.

Got on 40 m and spotted myself on ParksnPeaks. A steady stream of park hunters called.

VK2USH Steve
VK2IO/m Gerard
VK2NP Cliff
VK3ARH Allen
VK4ANL Nick
VK3SQ Geoff
VK4HN/2 VK4DXA/2 Ray
VK2GKA Karl
VK4TJ John

After 0000 UTC went to 20 m.This went quite well, made several more contacts.

VK3GGG/VK3PMG Mick
VK5PAS Paul
VK4HNS Neil
VK3NLK/p Nick
VK4RF/VK4HA Rick
VK3DAC Fred
VK3ANL Nick
VK2DMS Merv
VK3SQ Geoff
VK2VW Brett
VK5DW Danny
VK7RM Ron
VK4SYD Rob
ZL2AJ/m Warren
VK3TKK/m

Saw a spot on 40 m for VK4SMA/p Mark in VKFF-1631 Plunkett Conservation Park, so got a park to park contact in.

Packed up and headed to Bega for lunch.