Aus East Coast southbound

November - December 2023

From Childers all the way down to Melbourne! Read more

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- Nov 11, 2023
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 124 m
- Australia Queensland Somerset Hazeldean -27.018663, 152.55790727°1’7” S 152°33’28” E
Day 1
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
Traveler Nuovamente on the Road! Il vostro racconto come un rapinoso fluire di immagini , colori, acqua, persone, cose, salite, discese e a sera una polvere dorata che riposa lo sguardo .
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Traveler Just look at the Glasshouse Mountains. Drive safely.
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- Nov 12, 2023
- Altitude: 970 m
- Australia New South Wales Glen Innes Severn Deepwater -29.440722, 151.84776329°26’27” S 151°50’52” E
Day 2
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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- Nov 13, 2023
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Australia New South Wales Great Lakes Elizabeth Beach -32.310173, 152.51941932°18’37” S 152°31’10” E
Day 3
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
Traveler You passed through the land of fog and waterfalls
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- Nov 14, 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
- Australia New South Wales Shoalhaven Shire Kangaroo Valley Barangary Creek -34.734275, 150.52566734°44’3” S 150°31’32” E
Day 4
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
Traveler How funny!
11/17/23Reply
Traveler Like a roller coaster!
11/17/23Reply
Traveler A real Aussie experience. What a shock!
11/17/23Reply
Traveler Luckily that couple warned us before hehe
11/17/23Reply
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- Nov 16, 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Australia New South Wales Eurobodalla Moruya -35.911816, 150.07804935°54’43” S 150°4’41” E
Day 6
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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- Nov 17, 2023
- Altitude: 35 m
- Australia New South Wales Bega Valley Eden Weecon Cove -37.062816, 149.90490937°3’46” S 149°54’18” E
Day 7
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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- Nov 18, 2023
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Australia Victoria East Gippsland Lakes Entrance -37.874401, 147.99926837°52’28” S 147°59’57” E
Day 8
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
Traveler Oh no, keep that back warm and only drive in short bursts.
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- Nov 19, 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 400 m
- Australia Victoria South Gippsland Wilsons Promontory -38.980762, 146.37496938°58’51” S 146°22’30” E
Day 9
Day 9 - Lakes Entrance to Wilson Prom
November 19, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a cold night we left Lakes Entrance to reach Wilson Promontory. We were really surprised bout the wild and different nature of that place. Andrea enjoyed the sunset while Sofia was stack in the rooftop tent with a lot of back painRead more
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- Nov 20, 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Australia Victoria Bass Coast Inverloch Wyeth Mcnamara Park -38.634205, 145.72923338°38’3” S 145°43’45” E
Day 10
Day 10 - Wilson prom to Inverloch
November 20, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We moved to Inverloch and Sofia had a session with a chiropractor and she got better. We just enjoyed the evening with some beef steaks and got some good sleep.
Traveler So glad to hear that your back is improving Sofy.
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- Nov 21, 2023
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Australia Victoria Port Phillip St Kilda -37.864113, 144.98179637°51’51” S 144°58’54” E
Day 11
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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