After wrapping up our first house sit (just north of Sydney), we had a week until we needed to report for our second (southeast of Melbourne). The timing and geography worked out perfectly. What did not work out perfectly was our first night on the road. We stayed at the house with the dog until early evening and didn’t plan our sleeping arrangements very well. We were hoping we could just camp at a National Park on the way. It being the very height of the holiday peak season, that didn’t happen. After driving around to a few full campsites and attempting to sleep in the car in a dark parking lot, we decided to take full advantage of the beach. Officially, camping on the beach in this location was against the rules… but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. We woke up with the sun and were already back on the road before any of the legal campers were stirring.
Our destination for the day was Jervis Bay. We were after those famous white beaches and beautiful turquoise waters. Of course, all accommodation along the water was fully booked, but we kind of expected that. We ended up making a reservation at a zoo/caravan park and then accidentally checking-in at the caravan park next door. Both Mike and the receptionist were confused as to why there was no evidence of our reservation… and it wasn’t until the next day that we figured it out. Oops!
We did the drive from Sydney to Melbourne on our last Oz trip and it was
delightful. Quite a few nice wineries strung along the way! And, of course, craggy coastlines, which we appreciate more than sandy ones.