Aus East Coast southbound

november - december 2023

From Childers all the way down to Melbourne! Meer informatie

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- 11 nov 2023
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 124 m
- Australië State of Queensland Somerset Hazeldean -27.018663, 152.55790727°1’7” S 152°33’28” E
Dag 1
Day 1 - Childers to Lake Somerset
11 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 💫Meer informatie
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Reiziger 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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Reiziger Just look at the Glasshouse Mountains. Drive safely.
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- 12 nov 2023
- Hoogte: 970 m
- Australië State of New South Wales Glen Innes Severn Deepwater -29.440722, 151.84776329°26’27” S 151°50’52” E
Dag 2
Day 2 - From Lake Somerset to Deepwater
12 november 2023, Australië
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!Meer informatie
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- 13 nov 2023
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 11 m
- Australië State of New South Wales Great Lakes Elizabeth Beach -32.310173, 152.51941932°18’37” S 152°31’10” E
Dag 3
Day 3 - Deepwater to Forster
13 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 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!Meer informatie
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Reiziger You passed through the land of fog and waterfalls
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- 14 nov 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 85 m
- Australië State of New South Wales Shoalhaven Shire Kangaroo Valley Barangary Creek -34.734275, 150.52566734°44’3” S 150°31’32” E
Dag 4
Day 4 - Forster to Kangaroo valley
14 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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!Meer informatie
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Reiziger How funny!
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Reiziger Like a roller coaster!
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Reiziger A real Aussie experience. What a shock!
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Reiziger Luckily that couple warned us before hehe
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- 15 nov 2023 18:48
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Hoogte: 85 m
- Australië State of New South Wales Shoalhaven Shire Kangaroo Valley Barangary Creek -34.734275, 150.52566734°44’3” S 150°31’32” E
Dag 5
Day 5 - Kangaroo Valley to Ulladulla
15 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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.Meer informatie
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- 16 nov 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 11 m
- Australië State of New South Wales Eurobodalla Moruya -35.911816, 150.07804935°54’43” S 150°4’41” E
Dag 6
Day 6 - Ulladulla to Moruya
16 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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 🌧️Meer informatie
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- 17 nov 2023
- Hoogte: 35 m
- Australië State of New South Wales Bega Valley Eden Weecon Cove -37.062816, 149.90490937°3’46” S 149°54’18” E
Dag 7
Day 7 - Moruya to Eden
17 november 2023, Australië
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.Meer informatie
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- 18 nov 2023
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 11 m
- Australië State of Victoria East Gippsland Lakes Entrance -37.874401, 147.99926837°52’28” S 147°59’57” E
Dag 8
Day 8 - Eden to Lakes Entrance
18 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Oh no, keep that back warm and only drive in short bursts.
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- 19 nov 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 400 m
- Australië State of Victoria South Gippsland Wilsons Promontory -38.980762, 146.37496938°58’51” S 146°22’30” E
Dag 9
Day 9 - Lakes Entrance to Wilson Prom
19 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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 painMeer informatie
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- 20 nov 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 6 m
- Australië State of Victoria Bass Coast Inverloch Wyeth Mcnamara Park -38.634205, 145.72923338°38’3” S 145°43’45” E
Dag 10
Day 10 - Wilson prom to Inverloch
20 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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.
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Reiziger So glad to hear that your back is improving Sofy.
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