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Aus East Coast southbound

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    November 11, 2023
    Aus East Coast southbound

    Day 1 - Childers to Lake Somerset

    November 11, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    An unexpected new adventure is starting! On the east coast again (more or less) but this time we are going south. After saying good bye to a lovely couple who adopted and spoiled us we left Childers (the last two weeks were really tough) really excited for this new long trip. We decided to drive a little bit in the inland. The Glass House Mountains left us astonished and the uphill roads between Brisbane and Lake Somerset offered us amazing views with forests, fields and hills. The camping, located on a peninsula, was stunning and really big. We enjoyed the golden hour and took a rest 💫Read more

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    Day 2 - From Lake Somerset to Deepwater

    November 12, 2023 in Australia

    We woke up at sunrise and after breakfast we headed south again.
    In the first few kilometers we had a stunning view of the lake from above 🌳

    Along the way we briefly stopped in Stanthorpe for lunch. The little town was different from what we expected: it looked quite dry and not that fascinating.

    We stopped for a swim in a little local swimming pool 🏊

    We finally reached Deepwater where we camped in the backyard of a pub for free!
    We had a beer and a pizza which was quite heavy, we were very hungry
    The pub was very nice and we had a chat with a couple from Brisbane who suggested us some camping spots which sounded really interesting!    Read more

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    Day 3 - Deepwater to Forster

    November 13, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    We left Deepwater at around 7 am and had a nice cappuccino in a local bakery.

    The first couple hours weren’t much interesting, a lot of wheat fields all around.
    Then Sofia took the driver’s seat and it all changed!
    Clouds came down as we were approaching the Dorrigo National park and we couldn’t see past 10 meters from our car.
    Fog was so thick it was almost disorienting!
    The fog then faded away and we could appreciate the stunning view of the eucalyptus valley below us.

    We reached Port Macquarie where we had a nice lunch and walk by the beach 🏝️

    The last stretch led us to our camping spot, where we spent our first night on our way up to Cairns a month ago!    Read more

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    Day 4 - Forster to Kangaroo valley

    November 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Today we went through Sydney and it was quite stressful, we are not used to that kind of traffic anymore 😅

    We proceeded south and stopped in Bowral for a swim, the little city looked quite nice with a lot of green.

    In the early afternoon we reached the Kangaroo valley and our camping spot (Bandeela recreation area) which was suggested from the couple we met in the Deepwater pub.

    We met another friendly older couple, both of them born in the Netherlands.
    They told us that at nighttime wombats come out to eat and they occasionally scratch their backs on the lower part of cars and caravans. They are so sturdy you can feel the car moving!!

    We had a walk in the park and we saw wombats and kangaroos in the wilderness🦘

    We were more tired than we thought and we fell asleep at 5 in the afternoon, only to be woken up in the middle of the night by the wombats shaking our car, it felt almost like an earthquake!    Read more

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    Day 5 - Kangaroo Valley to Ulladulla

    November 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    We left Kangaroo Valley in a foggy morning and we reached Jervis Bay but we weren’t lucky with the weather so we changed our plans and we decided to have a stop in Ulladulla. Before our arrival we went to Boat Harbour Beach just in time to see a bunch of sting rays being feed by a woman. At the Ulladulla camping we played ping pong and have a rest.Read more

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    Day 6 - Ulladulla to Moruya

    November 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    We left our camping around 8.30, again in a cloudy day ☁️

    We grabbed a coffee and proceeded south.
    We stopped at Pretty beach where we took some pictures and saw a lot of kangaroos and a couple of black cockatoo, with their yellow cheeks they were so cute!

    We stopped in Moruya for the night, were we met a lovely couple from Noosa. She was Swiss and spoke a good Italian!

    We felt asleep with the sound of some heavy rain 🌧️    Read more

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    Day 7 - Moruya to Eden

    November 17, 2023 in Australia

    After a really wet night under the rain (luckily our rooftop tent protected us) we woke up with sun. After the breakfast we got ready to drive again. We were surprised by the crystal water and the coast. We had a stop in the stunning Mystery Bay and then we arrived in Eden where we camped. We played tennis a little bit and my back cracked 😢 the night was crispy.Read more

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    Day 8 - Eden to Lakes Entrance

    November 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    We landed in Victoria after a boring stretch of road surrounded by eucalyptus. The temperature suddenly changed and we experienced the coldest night of our trip. Sofia’s back was getting worse but we kept the mood high. Andrea had a nice walk on the beach.Read more

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    Day 11/16- Inverloch to Melbourne

    November 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Finally we arrived in Melbourne and we met two dear friends from Lamon. They hosted us for one week. The next days:
    We walked around the Botanical garden with our friends and had a tasty hamburger together. We also enjoyed long UNO matches 🤣. Sofia still had some back pain and she stretched every day. We went swimming a couple of times and we explored the city a little bit. We also went to the Yarra market with Deborah (Sofia’s friend) and we had a nice dinner with her family (her husband Martin and her one year son Maxwell). We had a daily trip with Alain and in on the last evening we ate an amazing pizza made by one of our friend (Prosperottero detto pizza) and Alain offered us a nice gelato made by the company he works for.
    We really enjoyed these days even if the weather in Melbourne can make you crazy 🤪    Read more

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    Day 17 - Melbourne to Devonport

    November 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    In the morning we went for a swim and then we got ready to leave Melbourne.
    We said goodbye to our friends and we headed to Geelong to catch our ferry to Tasmania ⛴️.

    The ferry left at 6.45 pm, onboard we had dinner with some white wine enjoying the sunset.

    We went to sleep on our recliners and we slept better than expected.    Read more

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    Day 18 - Devonport to Cradle Mountain

    November 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    First thing when we landed in Tasmania: chiropractor for Sofia 🫠
    That helped a lot and she was feeling better straight away.

    We went by the job agency office and than we headed to Cradle mountain national park 🏞️

    It was rainy and foggy, but the campsite there had a cozy camp kitchen with a fireplace where we could warm up a bit.    Read more

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    Day 19 - Cradle Mountains to Mole Creek

    November 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    We woke up after a rainy night and we went for a walk in the National Park. We did the lakes circuit and we felt at home as the landscape reminded us of our Dolomits (but with palms and wombats around). We really enjoining being surrounded by mountains and wildlife. After that we reached Mole Creek where we were able to spot a platypus (it was our first and only one).Read more

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    Day 21 - Dunalley to Dodges Ferry

    November 30, 2023 in Australia

    We visited the stunning South East Tasman National Park with its massive cliffs (Devil’s kitchen and Tassie Arch) and then we found a cozy place and we wormed up a little bit. Woodstove was really helpful and the owner of the camping was really nice with us.Read more

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    Day 22 - Hobart Salamanca market

    December 2, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    As we heard that Salamanca market was taking place every Saturday in Hobart, we took the chance to visit it as it apparently was quite a big event in the city.
    After breakfast we drove to Hobart where luckily we found a parking spot near the market, it was a very busy day for the city!

    At first sight the market appeared huge, with lots of people browsing the stands and trying different local products.
    We had a stroll all along and tried some Chinese food and a delicious chilean empanada. 🇨🇱

    In the afternoon we reached our camping spot for the night, just a 20 min drive from the city.    Read more

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    Day 23 - Mount Wellington

    December 3, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    After a freezing and rainy night at "The Lea" campground, where we encountered kangaroos, opossum and some sort of rat jumping like a Kangaroo, we headed for Mount Wellington.

    It was foggy and we couldn't see much from the top, so we came down the road a bit, had a little walk to an observatory poit and as soon as the fog cleared, we drove up to the top again.

    From there we could see the whole city of Hobart, stunning view!

    We headed down towards the city again, and we stopped at the Cascade brewery for a lovely fresh beer.

    We decided to came back to the camping spot in dodges ferry to spend the night, where we cooked a long waited for pasta al ragu. We met some nice people and the camping owner dedicated a song to us on the radio station    Read more

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    Day 24 - Hobart to Coles bay (Freycinet)

    December 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C

    We left in the morning and headed towards Coles bay, as we saw there were some interesting trails and nice camping spots.
    We took the shortest road to get there, without knowing that it was 20 km of gravel in the middle of a forest.
    After this stretch of quite stressful road, we reached closer to the sea, where some stunning landscapes welcomed us, with beautiful little bays and mountains in the distance.

    we reached the camping spot but unfortunately they did not have place for rooftop tents so we had to go back to another one.    Read more

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    Day 25 - Wineglass bay

    December 5, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    We went for a hike up to Wineglass bay lookout, which took us under 1 hour time to get to the top.
    From there we could see the bay from above, unfortunately it was an overcast day which wasn’t really adding to the beauty of the scenery.
    We decided not to proceed and go down to the bay, instead we came back and visited another little bay (honeymoon bay) where Andrea took a freezing bath and we then had some lunch.    Read more

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    Day 26 - Bay of fires

    December 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    From Coles bay we reached St Helens, a little town right before arriving to the Bay of fires.
    There we found an amazing free camping spot, right on the shoreline. Cristal clear water and orange stones (from this the name bay of fires) made an incredible scenery.

    Our camping neighbour was a nice woman who landed us a pair of binoculars as there were some dolphins cruising just in front of us. She had a nice dog which was very happy for some cuddling.

    We enjoyed a beautiful sunset and an incredible starry sky afterwards.

    What an amazing place!    Read more

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    Day 27 - Lottah and Launceston

    December 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    A girl from the Netherlands told us about a little village that once was home to the miners, and now was abandoned and taken over by nature. We thought it was worth a visit and so we headed towards Lottah.
    The only way to reach it was through 7km of gravel roads, as we got there we were a bit disappointed as we were expecting something more fascinating. There were just a couple cabins but nothing to see really.

    We then headed to Launceston, where we had a swim at the Aquatic centre.
    We had lunch and then headed to our camping spot for the night: a little piece of land behind an old school.
    It was pouring rain and we had some water leaking in the tent, fortunately not enough to ruin the night.

    We woke up with some people around, we noticed after a while that they were setting up a little market!
    We went down to check it out and we got ourself a nice home made pain au chocolate from two local guys.

    We then drove off again towards the last stop of our journey: Devonport!    Read more

    Trip end
    December 8, 2023
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