Hobart to Sydney /Vincentia - 11th Jan

We were awake early to finish our packing before breakfast with Corinne and Jak and then the four of us had a short walk along the beach just 5 minutes from their home.

Once back at the house it was time to say our goodbyes having had a lovely few days. We drove the 15 minutes to the airport where we returned the car and checked in.

Our flight was on time and we landed in Sydney just before 1:30pm. Beth met us whilst we were waiting for our bags and we (eventually) found the shuttle bus to the car rental place. Once we'd collected our car we started our journey south through the suburbs of Sydney.

About half an hour out of the city we came to the Royal National Park. We stopped at the information point and they suggested we make a stop at Wattamolla (lots of water). It was raining when we arrived but we still got i out and saw a (very) small waterfall and some people jumping into the river from a high rock ledge. We then did a short walk out to the headland to see the views. The water was pretty choppy and the contrasting colours of the water was beautiful - dark blue and a bright turquoise.

We returned to the car and continued south, first through the national park and then on to the main highway via the impressive Sea Cliff Bridge. After about 40 minutes we stopped at a town called Kiama which has a blow hole. It's widely regarded as the biggest in the world. We spent a short time looking at the blow hole doing its thing before carrying on for the final leg of the journey to Vincentia, our place for the evening.

We checked in to the Dolphin Shores and after a very lengthy (but generally informative) introduction from the owner we made it to our room. As it was already almost 8pm we walked about 5 minutes to a Thai restaurant that the owner had recommended and had a tasty meal.

We returned to the room and spent some time planning our itinerary for Monday over a beer before we turned in.Read more