Our friends unfortunately had to go back to work today, so we are all alone. They have very kindly lent us their car and we are off down the coast on a roadtrip!
We loaded the car and headed off. Our first stop was the Kiama Blow Hole. Kiana is a small seaside village with a hole in the rocks where, when a swell is running, pushes the water up through the hole. It makes a loud noise and everyone stands at the railing shouting ... Ohh and Ahh! The town was really busy with tourists and children enjoying their summer holiday. We went for a walk by the lighthouse and through a park before looping back through the main Street. It is cloudy today so walking is a lot cooler than it has been.
Lunch today was courtesy of McDonalds. They had a special on. Hamburgers for a dollar and fanta slushies for a dollar too. The slushies come in 20 flavours and can be mixed as you like.
Next on to Gerringong and we also skirted Shoalhaven Heads.
We passed by Huskisson, Vincentia and Jervis Bay before stopping in Ulladulla. This is where we bought dinner for our camping expeditions. There seemed to be a lot of big supermarkets for a little town!
Back on the road we headed in search of a camping spot. The first one we tried was down Lemon Tree Creek Road but there was no one there. In fact we weren't even sure if it was an official campsite. We continued on and headed towards the beach. We knew there were 2 campsites available ... but when we tried, the roads were no good. Muddy dirt tracks due to the recent thunder storms. The last camp site in the area was Meroo Heads and just a 10 minute drive away. The road was good and we found a spot. Perfect.
We set up camp, collected fire wood and started our campfire. All very nice and very secluded. We waited for the sun to set and the fire to burn out. Lots of animal sounds kept us company ... we couldn't see them, but they were certainly there.
During the night we spotted 2 little visitors in our camp. 2 possums were staring at us and hiding in the trees, their eyes glowing in the headlight.
We loaded the car and headed off. Our first stop was the Kiama Blow Hole. Kiana is a small seaside village with a hole in the rocks where, when a swell is running, pushes the water up through the hole. It makes a loud noise and everyone stands at the railing shouting ... Ohh and Ahh! The town was really busy with tourists and children enjoying their summer holiday. We went for a walk by the lighthouse and through a park before looping back through the main Street. It is cloudy today so walking is a lot cooler than it has been.
Lunch today was courtesy of McDonalds. They had a special on. Hamburgers for a dollar and fanta slushies for a dollar too. The slushies come in 20 flavours and can be mixed as you like.
Next on to Gerringong and we also skirted Shoalhaven Heads.
We passed by Huskisson, Vincentia and Jervis Bay before stopping in Ulladulla. This is where we bought dinner for our camping expeditions. There seemed to be a lot of big supermarkets for a little town!
Back on the road we headed in search of a camping spot. The first one we tried was down Lemon Tree Creek Road but there was no one there. In fact we weren't even sure if it was an official campsite. We continued on and headed towards the beach. We knew there were 2 campsites available ... but when we tried, the roads were no good. Muddy dirt tracks due to the recent thunder storms. The last camp site in the area was Meroo Heads and just a 10 minute drive away. The road was good and we found a spot. Perfect.
We set up camp, collected fire wood and started our campfire. All very nice and very secluded. We waited for the sun to set and the fire to burn out. Lots of animal sounds kept us company ... we couldn't see them, but they were certainly there.
During the night we spotted 2 little visitors in our camp. 2 possums were staring at us and hiding in the trees, their eyes glowing in the headlight.